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Gardner, team ID parasite that infected mammals’ ancestor
December 1, 2014Scott Gardner, a parasitologist and director of the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, was among an international team that discovered what is believed to be the most ancient pinworm yet found in the fossil record -- some 240 million years old.