Virginia Tech: Breaking the Parasite's Code
October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Breaking the parasite's code
Rajshekhar Gaji was staring at something that should not exist. Under his microscope, parasites that should have been thriving were instead dying -- completely unable to survive without a protein his lab had managed to switch off.
"It was an amazing day," said Gaji, assistant professor of parasitology at the Virginia-Maryl . . .
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Breaking the parasite's code
Rajshekhar Gaji was staring at something that should not exist. Under his microscope, parasites that should have been thriving were instead dying -- completely unable to survive without a protein his lab had managed to switch off.
"It was an amazing day," said Gaji, assistant professor of parasitology at the Virginia-Maryl . . .