Wax Malaria (image)

Duke University

Caption

These are four cells in different stages of infection from a malarial parasite as analyzed by a new algorithm. As the parasite matures in the images from left to right, the cell deforms, as indicated by the analysis. The algorithm uses various measures of the cell's physical characteristics to determine whether or not it is infected.

Credit

Adam Wax, Duke University

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