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Can weedkillers whack human parasites?

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A paper in Nature shows that herbicides can attack the parasite that causes the tropical disease toxoplasmosis. Kerri Smith explores the history of wielding weedkiller against human disease.

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Smith, K. Can weedkillers whack human parasites?. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.424

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