The protein, TgAP2X-7, appears to be essential to the parasite's ability to invade a host, form plaques, and self-replicate.

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Quercetin, a plant-based flavonoid that give plants their bright colours, was found to disrupt malaria parasites.

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from pinworm or Shingella may have plagued ...

For a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers investigated the odd physics of a ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ancient Mexican peoples ...

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