Professor Alan Cowman and Dr. Justin Boddey, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Professor Alan Cowman and Dr. Justin Boddey, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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Professor Alan Cowman and Dr. Justin Boddey from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, have identified a key protein, called Plasmepsin V, that is used by the malaria parasite to transform human red blood cells, thus ensuring the parasite's survival.

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Cameron Wells, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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