Teasing out malaria's genetic secrets

Every year, malaria infects more than 250 million people, and more than 1 million die from the parasitic disease. For decades, doctors have treated malaria with chloroquine — an effective, inexpensive remedy. But now, the parasite is becoming resistant to chloroquine. Resistance has also begun to develop against artemisinin, a newer drug that is also widely used.

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