Head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas
A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice – once during the first…
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Ocean channel in Bahamas marks genetic divide in Brazilian free-tailed bats
Brazilian free-tailed bats are expert flyers, capable of migrating hundreds of miles and regularly traveling more than 30 miles a…
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Partners in parasitism, lice and their bacterial sidekicks share long history
A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the…
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Study on worldwide lice DNA may lead to better treatment methods
A new study on louse evolution shows the parasite’s genetic structure differs based on geographic region, information essential for developing…
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Lice study dates first clothing at 170,000 years
When lice attack, it’s hard to call it a blessing. People have been tormented by the blood-sucking parasites for thousands…
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Grant for worldwide human lice study
Florida Museum of Natural History mammalogist David Reed has received a $900,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award…
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Peruvian mummy lice may give clues about human migration
Lice from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru may unravel important clues about a different sort of passage: the migration patterns of…
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Human pubic lice acquired from gorillas gives evolutionary clues
New research indicating early humans acquired public lice from gorillas about 3.3 million years ago sheds new light on when…
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Head lice research supports direct contact between modern, archaic humans
New genetic research of human lice supports the evolutionary theory of direct contact between modern and archaic humans, according to…
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