A new study puts forth the most comprehensive tree of life for malaria parasites to date. Among the researchers’ findings is that the diverse malaria parasite […]
Before invading the bloodstream, the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite rapidly reproduces inside its host’s liver cells. Researchers show that liver-stage Plasmodium relies on a host protein called […]
New research shows how some of these harmful microbes have to contend not just with a farmer’s chemical attacks, but also with their microscopic neighbors — […]
Sweet potatoes may seem as American as Thanksgiving, but scientists have long debated whether their plant family originated in the Old or New World. New research […]
