Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Nature Microbiology, Published online: 30 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02289-4To evade the immune system, Trypanosoma brucei relies on a specialized ‘expression site body’. Protein condensates within this nuclear compartment modulate expression of virulence genes via a targeted RNA decay mechanism.

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The placenta is a critical biological barrier responsible for the healthy development of the fetus throughout pregnancy. However, the eukaryotic intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii ( T. gondii ) ...

Author summary Infection with Cryptosporidium causes diarrhoea, which can be fatal for malnourished children or people who are immunocompromised. There is no vaccine or effective medicines available t...

A cat parasite in humans? Discover more about a cat parasite called toxoplasmosis and its complex life cycle that can infect nearly every warm-blooded animal on the planet.

Leishmania development in sand flies involves critical attachment steps to the midgut epithelium and the stomodeal valve, mediated by parasite- and vector-derived molecules. Initial midgut attachment ...

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 17 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01241-3A new study by Huang et al. identifies a Cryptosporidium parvum ABC transporter that confers resistance to a toxic gut microbial metabolite.

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