<em>Toxoplasma</em> Parasites Invading Human Cells (VIDEO)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed a 'brake' that the Toxoplasma gondii parasite needs to invade a host cell and replicate. Without this brake, the parasite quickly leaves the cell.

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia

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