Human red blood cells infected with malaria parasite (IMAGE)
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The human-infecting malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum (green), is depicted erupting from human red blood cells (red). Eight sexually mature parasites (green) emerge from the human cell (red), with their replicating DNA shown in blue.
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This image is courtesy of Dr Sabrina Yahiya and Professor Jake Baum.
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For permission to reuse, contact Professor Jake Baum at jake.baum@unsw.edu.au
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