Battling Malaria at the Atomic Level

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Posted on  by Dr. Francis Collins

Malaria Protein

Battling Malaria at the Atomic Level

Tropical medicine has its share of wily microbes. Among the most clever is the mosquito-borne protozoan Plasmodium falciparum, which is the cause of the most common—and most lethal—form of malaria. For decades, doctors have used antimalarial drugs against P. falciparum. But just when malaria appeared to be well on its...

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