Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
The mysterious process by which malaria-related parasites spread at explosive and deadly rates inside humans and other animals has been uncovered by researchers for the first time. As drug-resistant malaria threatens to become a major public health crisis, the findings may lead to a powerful new treatment for malaria-caused illnesses that kill more than 600,000 people a year.