Marshfield Clinic Research Institute looking for citizens to collect ticks from the community
Ticks might be one of people’s least favorite creatures. If you find a tick on yourself or your pet, the first reaction may be to squish it or flush it down the toilet, but that tick could help researchers learn more about the parasitic arachnid and its potential to carry disease. Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science.
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