worms

  • Infertile Worms May Be Immune To Brain Deterioration

    Infertile Worms May Be Immune To Brain Deterioration

    Worms infected by bacteria often start showing signs of serious nerve damage in the brain. If a worm happens to be infertile, it can weather an infection without damage to its neurons. Scientists hope that figuring out why infertility and resistance to nerve damage are linked might help us someday fight human diseases like Alzheimer’s…


  • Hackers Uploaded A Worm To South Korean Nuclear Plants

    Hackers Uploaded A Worm To South Korean Nuclear Plants

    Here’s a scary thing that happened: South Korean authorities found evidence that a worm was recently removed from devices connected to nuclear power facilities. The news comes a little over a week after the country’s nuclear plant operator received warnings on Twitter that its network had been compromised. Thankfully, the reactor controls were not infected.