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A stealthy parasite behind deadly sleeping sickness has been caught using an astonishing trick to evade the human immune system. Credit: Shutterstock A deadly parasite stays hidden by shredding its ...

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In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it ...

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