Topline Scientists were able to reanimate a nematode that had laid dormant in Siberian permafrost for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS ...

Guinea worm, formally called Dracunculus medinensis, is a type of nematode that’s long been a thorn in our sides, likely having been documented as far back as Biblical times.

Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis, has been the focus of an ambitious global eradication programme since the 1980s. Transmission typically occurs through ...

It could be a reference to a traditional treatment of a parasitic nematode called Dracunculus medinensis or Guinea worm.