Researchers identify new way the malaria parasite and red blood cells interact

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 20:42 in Biology & Nature

Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences researchers have discovered a new mechanism the malaria parasite uses to enter human red blood cells, which could lead to the development of a vaccine cocktail to fight the mosquito-borne disease.

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