Electron Microscope Image of Malaria Parasite (image)

University of Melbourne

Caption

The antimalarial drug, artemisinin packs a double whammy -- exploding inside malaria parasites and shutting down the waste disposal system that deals with the damage. Resistance to artemisinin, can be overcome by co-treating parasites with an anti-cancer drug of the proteasome-inhibitor class. Electron microscope images of malaria parasites (blue) generated by Associate Professor Eric Hanssen, University of Melbourne, Australia, and chemical structure of artemisinin.

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Dr Eric Hanssen

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