Malaria Parasite (IMAGE)

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Malaria Parasite

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Scientists may have found a way to imprison the malaria parasite in its protective chamber inside red blood cells. In the electron micrograph, the malaria parasites appear in blue and uninfected red blood cells are shown in red.

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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