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Parasites may make dogs smell good to disease-spreading sandflies

Parasites may make dogs smell good to disease-spreading sandflies

18 March 2021

A parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis, a disease that can be fatal, ups its chances of spreading by making the dogs it inhabits smell good to sandflies that can go on to bite humans
Your leg muscles automatically act to stop you falling when you trip

Your leg muscles automatically act to stop you falling when you trip

17 March 2021

When you miss a step on the stairs and your foot drops further than expected, muscles that usually contract at opposing times work together to help keep you balanced

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