Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
ITHACA, New York, May 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, can shut down a key set of genes, rendering itself "i . . .
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Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, can shut down a key set of genes, rendering itself "i . . .