ReviewIn the News
Study of malaria parasite in patients' blood yields groundbreaking results
(November 28, 2007) An international research team, including HSPH scientists, has for the first time
measured which of the malaria parasite's genes are turned on or off during actual
infection in humans, not in cell cultures, unearthing surprising behaviors and
opening a window on the most critical aspects of parasite biology.
Related Links
The Harvard Malaria Initiative
The Wily Malaria Parasite
Genetically diverse P. falciparum strains
add up to one virulent, drug resistant foe.
image: Eye of Science, Photoresearchers, Inc.