The drugs used to treat and prevent malaria in Mozambique are still effective, according to a genomic analysis of drug resistance markers in P. falciparum, carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 21, 2023
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Population-level changes in the genetic make-up of one of the world's deadliest animals could provide a key in the fight against malaria, proponents of a radical new technology argue.
Ecology
Jun 8, 2023
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Controlling mosquito populations, especially in isolated or remote areas, is a global public-health priority. In a new study, a team of Chinese researchers advanced this agenda with a more efficient design of safe, self-powered ...
Nanomaterials
May 31, 2023
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A new study, published on May 25, 2023 in Frontiers in Plant Science by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and partners, has identified that the use of machine learning could speed up the search for plants with ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve only one key gene. Now, thanks to a combination of field and lab studies, an international research team has shown a second ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2023
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New York University researchers recently created a new and improved crystal form of deltamethrin, a common insecticide used to control malaria. The new deltamethrin—created by simply heating the existing form in a microwave ...
Ecology
May 8, 2023
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A Burnet Institute-led collaboration has used genome sequencing and genetic engineering to explain how a specially selected drug molecule or compound can prevent the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from invading red ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 26, 2023
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A study has characterized the factors that cause the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to invest resources into reproduction—to maximize transmission to other hosts—or replication—to ensure survival within its ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 14, 2023
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Endangered great apes get malaria, just like humans. New evidence from wild bonobos shows us the infection harms them, too.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2023
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Based on data that span the past 120 years, scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are spreading deeper into southern Africa and to ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2023
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