These tiny aquatic animals secrete a compound that may help fight snail fever

A molecule made by rotifers prevents parasitic worm larvae from causing infections in mice

The rotifer Rotaria rotatoria (shown in a microscope image) produces a newly identified molecule that paralyzes the larvae of worms that cause schistosomiasis, preventing them from spurring new infections.

Newmark Lab

Tiny aquatic invertebrates, once a nuisance to scientists studying snail fever, may actually hold the key to fighting the spread of the tropical disease.