Sentences with phrase «blooded animal host»

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The ancient ceremony of a communion meal bound guest to host as they ate together of meat (necessarily involving the «sacrifice» of the animal and the shedding of blood).

The researchers also found that arteries and veins from the macaques» hearts grew into the new heart tissue, the first time it has been shown that blood vessels from a host animal will grow into and nurture a large stem - cell derived graft of this type.

Lead author Paul - Yannick Bitome - Essono, from the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research, France, explains: «We thought the tsetse fly might be a good candidate in our study, as both sexes feed on blood, they are large and easily trapped, present in large numbers in Central Africa, and are opportunistic feeders with no strong preference for a particular host animal, so would feed on a large range of wildlife.»

Previous research had shown that DNA from host animals, and from pathogens such as malaria, is preserved in the blood meals of flies.

And that could be bad if what happens in laboratory animals also happens in people, because studies in rodents show that BPA can trigger a host of harmful changes, from reproductive havoc to impaired blood - sugar control and obesity (SN: 9/29/07, p. 202).

The microbe swims freely through the blood and feeds off its host, behaving like the single - celled animal it is, but it produces enzymes and lipids thought to be exclusive to plants.

In the new papers, according to STAT, scientists will report that the organoids survived for extended periods of time — two months in one case — and even connected to lab animals» circulatory and nervous systems, transferring blood and nerve signals between the host animal and the implanted human cells.

A tick latches onto a person or an animal for a period of time as it sucks blood from the host.

The fearless and inquisitive host unmasks the cold - blooded motives behind the wholesale slaughter of these animals, turning these documentaries into exciting eco-thrillers.

Some species of ticks carry these bacteria and transmit the disease while feeding on a new host animal's blood.

Fleas live off the blood of their host — whether that's your dog, your cat or a wild animal.

Although these different rabies variants prefer certain hosts, they are capable of infecting all warm - blooded animals, including pets and people.

Ticks are external parasites that feed on the blood of unlucky host animals such as our canine companions.

The main flea food is blood from the host animal.

Juvenile heartworms are called microfilaria and circulate in the blood of an infected host animal (usually a dog).

Ticks are parasites that attach themselves to an animal (or human) and feed on the blood of their host.

Adult fleas have elongated mouthparts that they use to suck blood from a host animal.

As you already know, fleas are parasites that feed on the blood of their animal hosts.

While cat and dog fleas prefer to feast on animal blood, they will turn to a human host if needed.

Fleas are parasites by definition as they feast on the blood of a host animal — mainly dogs, cats and even humans.

These worms feed upon their host animal's blood and are the most common parasitic worm found in dogs.

Ticks feed on an animal's blood and can transmit a variety of diseases in their host.

An adult female tick will take a blood meal from the host animal for eight to twelve days.

The fleas found on dogs (Ctenocephalides canis) and cats (C. felis) are ectoparasites, which live off the blood of their host animal.

Fleas are blood - sucking insect parasites that require an animal host to survive.

When an infected animal is bitten by a mosquito, it not only ingests the blood, but also the microfilaria contained in the host's blood.

Mosquitoes serve as the vector or host of the heartworm larvae, picking up the larvae with their blood meal when an infected animal is bitten.

Ticks are very small and live off of the blood of the host animal so being aware of their presence is the best way to prevent infection.

Besides drinking an animal's blood and causing truly demonic itching (especially if your pet suffers from flea allergy dermatitis), fleas can bring on anemia and a host of diseases.