For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ring-shaped structure called the moving junction. What no one could work ...

Scientists captured malaria's invasion structure in atomic detail, revealing how it actively reshapes red blood cell ...

For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ...

By capturing malaria parasites mid-invasion, researchers revealed the structure of a key invasion complex and used it to ...

Colorized electron micrograph showing a malaria parasite (blue) attaching to a human red blood cell. Photo credit: National ...

Chris Tonkin spent years studying Toxoplasma gondii, a cunning and brain-invading parasite. But when he had to receive ...

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We also report on a potentially important discovery on how malaria parasites infect cells, which could lead to future ...

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