Uninfected Blood and Blood Infected with the Malaria Parasite <i>P. falciparum</i> (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Uninfected Blood and Blood Infected with the Malaria Parasite <i>P. falciparum</i>

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The new method amplifies the signal from the malaria parasites since each parasite can give rise to more DNA molecules using the REEAD technology. Under the microscope, each DNA product is seen as a red dot.

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Sissel Juul and Birgitta Knudsen

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