Hardy parasites (IMAGE)

Duke University

Hardy parasites

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Malaria parasites at normal body temperature (left) and fever-like temperatures (right). A new study finds that the malaria parasite puts body armor around its 'gut' to withstand its human host's raging fevers.

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Kuan-Yi Lu, Duke University

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