Obama Officially A Parasite: Scientists Name Worm After President

[Spike]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honor to brag about.

Scientists have named a parasite after him – and there’s no worming out of it.

Meet Baracktrema obamai, a tiny parasitic flatworm that lives in turtles’ blood. A new study officially names the two-inch-long, hair-thin creature after Obama.

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...and here I almost lost all my faith in science

ha ha

 

[Superman]

no linky?

Spike News Service used to be the Platinum of all news services.
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[Spike]

no linky?

Spike News Service used to be the Platinum of all news services.
tsk tsk

it happens

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-barack-obama-parasite-honor.html


New Genus of Blood Fluke (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea) from Malaysian Freshwater Turtles (Geoemydidae) and its Phylogenetic Position Within Schistosomatoidea

I must not wanted to scare anyone with science

 

[IndySteel]

They should rename AIDS after him.

 

[Spike]

Although names are usually bestowed as an honor, Sukhedo admits once or twice parasites have been named as a tool of revenge— One time, a biologist named an entire group of parasites after her ex-husband: microphallus.