A team of scientists has created the first 3-D "map" of a protein used by malaria parasites to invade human blood cells. This could lead to the development of a vaccine that could attack the most widespread species of the parasite, the Economic Times reported. The "map" shows where the parasite's proteins bind to receptors on red blood cells, allowing the researchers to begin designing inhibitors that could be used in a malaria vaccine. Read more
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