Figuring out how the immune system is shaped by malaria. (IMAGE)

Monash University

Figuring out how the immune system is shaped by malaria.

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Alphonse Levaran's drawings of malaria parasites invading red blood cells in the year 1880, now updated with new research showing that the immune system adapts to protect us from disease.

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Artwork created by Dr Erica Tandoori.

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