Imperial College England

Scientists reveal molecular secrets of the malaria parasite

Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, February 2nd, 2005

In an innovative project with implications for malaria vaccine development, scientists have used genomics, proteomics and gene expression studies to trace how malaria parasites evolve on a molecular level as they move between their hosts and insect vectors.

That focus on the parasites' complex life cycle is helping researchers understand when different genes switch on and off as the pathogens metamorphose through seven different life stages. In turn, that molecular-level data may benefit biomedical scientists who are identifying new targets for vaccines that would impede the parasite during stages when it is particularly vulnerable to intervention.

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Source: Genetics and Environmental Health Week (2005-02-02)

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