Decoding Malaria's 'Post Code' System Provides A Potential Drug ...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Wed, 03/26/2008 - 16:00

The code used by the malaria parasite to move essential proteins around inside its structure has been discovered.

New results could allow the design of a drug which would confuse this communication process and kill the parasite, as well as providing insight into the parasite's evolution.

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