Apicoplasts are organelles that were discovered in parasites like the one that causes malaria. How did scientists discover these organelles, and what do they do?

"At different stages of the Plasmodium life cycle, different regions of the chromosomes may be open or closed, and the remodeling of chromatin between stages helps ensure that the right genes are ...

The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) has a key role in several stages of the Plasmodium life cycle, including the development of the sporozoite form of the parasite and its entry into the salivary ...

Innovative research approaches are therefore urgently needed to achieve long-term progress in prevention and treatment.Malaria is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which is ...

The final breakthrough came in 1897 when Ronald Ross, in India, demonstrated that Plasmodium completed its life cycle in mosquitoes, proving they were malaria’s vectors. This scientific triumph ...

Epigenetics are one of life's primary drivers of adaptations. They are why human beings who live at high altitude have more ...

They infect his blood with Plasmodium and watch under a microscope ... to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. Infested by Toxoplasma gondii. videoInfested by Toxoplasma ...