Essential malaria parasite genes revealed
NIAID-funded research could aid antimalarial drug development
07-May-2018 -
Researchers have exploited a quirk in the genetic make-up of the deadly malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to create 38,000 mutant strains and then determine which of the organism's genes are essential to its growth and survival. P. falciparum is responsible for about half of all malaria ...
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