Study Finds New Vulnerability in Malaria Parasite (IMAGE)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Study Finds New Vulnerability in Malaria Parasite

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These are malaria parasites (labeled with flourescent protein) in the late stages of development, superimposed on a field of red blood cells. The many nuclei of the parasites' daughter cells are labeled in blue, and the plasma membranes surrounding the daughter cells are labeled in green. Imidazopyrazine treatment disrupts formation of the membranes around the daughter cells.

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Marcus C.S. Lee, Ph.D./Columbia University Medical Center

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