<i>Schistosoma mansoni</i> (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

<i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>

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Researchers discovered that Schistosoma mansoni harbors a population of non-sexual stem cells (yellow dots dispersed throughout the organism) that replenish its tissues and contribute to its ability to live in its host for decades.

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Jim Collins

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