Almost 20 years have passed since the first reference genome assemblies were published
for Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, and Anopheles gambiae, the …

Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

Malaria parasites break down host haemoglobin into peptides and amino acids in the
digestive vacuole for export to the parasite cytoplasm for growth: interrupting this process is …

Protozoan Plasmodium parasites are the causative agents of malaria, a deadly disease that
continues to afflict hundreds of millions of people every year. Infections with malaria …

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has a great capacity for evolutionary
adaptation to evade host immunity and develop drug resistance. Current understanding of …

The widespread distribution and relapsing nature of Plasmodium vivax infection present
major challenges for the elimination of malaria. To characterize the genetic diversity of this …

Predicting the emergence, spread and evolution of parasites within and among host
populations requires insight to both the spatial and temporal scales of adaptation, including …

Osteosarcoma (OS), which occurs most commonly in adolescents, is associated with a high
degree of malignancy and poor prognosis. In order to develop an accurate treatment for OS …

Highthroughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …

Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread cause of human malaria and is
responsible for the majority of cases outside of the African continent. While great progress …