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The P. Vivax Comeback — Is Malaria Beating Natural Defense?

December 9, 2013January 25, 2023 Karen Biala

Africans who were thought to be protected against malaria infection by the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) parasite now seem to be at risk for the

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‘Malaria-proof’ Mosquitoes Bred in Laboratory

July 2, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

Scientists have developed a breed of mosquitoes that is resistant to malaria. By altering the DNA of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, scientists at the University of

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A Map of the Malaria Genome

June 25, 2012January 25, 2023 Jason Hayes

A new paper published in Nature indicates that scientists now know more about Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest species of malaria, than ever before. Dominic Kwiatkowski

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Scientists Find Possible Key for Plasmodium Falciparum Control

February 3, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered a protein that they believe might be the key to controlling the deadly malaria parasite, Plasmodium

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