Parasitic worms get sucked into gender bias row amid claims of names being sexist

Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist

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A team of scientists, led by parasitologist Robert Poulin, scoured studies in eight journals published between 2000 and 2020.However, of the 596 species named after eminent scientists, only 111, or 19%, recognised women, according to the experts from New Zealand's University of Otago.

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