To create the map, the team isolated and measured the gene activity of 1,787 individual malaria parasites from 10 stages across the complete life cycle, spanning both the human and the mosquito.

Zeeshan, M., et al. (2022) Genome-wide functional analysis reveals key roles for kinesins in the mammalian and mosquito stages of the malaria parasite life cycle.

Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Aug 28 2023 The mosquito-borne infectious disease malaria resulted in about 241 million clinical episodes and 627,000 deaths in 2020.

The malaria life cycle has several stages. Once the parasite infects a human victim, through a mosquito bite, it takes up residence in the liver. The parasite spends about a week in the liver ...

The study, scheduled for publication on-line in the preview edition of Public Library of Science Biology (PLoS Biology) on August 20, reveals that an unusually high percentage of genes—at least 60 ...

Researchers said they have identified a new “hidden” life cycle of malaria parasites in the human spleen — a finding that could have implications for malaria elimination programs, one of ...

Graphene is being engineered to block mosquito bites, interfere with parasite growth, and power portable malaria tests with ...

WEHI researchers have visualized a key protein complex in malaria parasites for the first time, uncovering a new target for next-generation vaccines that could help stop the disease from spreading.

The researchers, led by Henri J. Vial of the University of Montpellier in France, report that G25 attacks malaria by interrupting a key part of the parasite's life cycle.

To create the map, the team isolated and measured the gene activity of 1,787 individual malaria parasites from 10 stages across the complete life cycle, spanning both the human and the mosquito ...