Analysis of eradicated European strain of malaria parasite offers insight into the history of the disease
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has conducted a DNA analysis of malaria parasites found in blood samples taken from infected people in a part of Europe and put onto slides during World War II—in so doing, they have added more information to the historical profile of the parasite that causes malaria. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their analysis of the parasite samples and what they learned.