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Identified mechanism in the malaria parasite to help it adapt to infected individuals
08-02-2007 · EurekAlert!Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe forms of human malaria. Invasion of red blood cells is an essential step of the complex life cycle of this parasite. Alfred Cortés, IRB Barcelona researcher, together with researchers from NIMR, have discovered that the parasite has the ability to switch on and off the expression of some of the proteins it uses to enter its victim's red blood cells.
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