Contact: Barbara K. Kennedy
science@psu.edu
814-863-4682
Penn State

Picture of a Dragonfly

Caption: Penn State researchers studied the dragonfly, Libellula pulchella, and discovered that a supposedly harmless parasite triggers metabolic disorders similar to those found in humans afflicted with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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