Researchers Find Essential Proteins for Final Stage of Malaria Transmission Cycle
Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 20:35
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) have identified, for the first time, the molecular components that enable the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium to infect the salivary glands of the Anopheles mosquito--a critical and final stage for spreading malaria to humans.