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The figure shows two waves made of DNA double helixes representing gene expression changes in the malaria parasite and its human host. These changes reveal a synchronization between parasite and host.
Malaria Parasites Sync with Hosts’ Molecular Rhythms
Evidence of malaria parasites aligning with their human hosts may pave the way for new antimalarial agents.
Malaria Parasites Sync with Hosts’ Molecular Rhythms
Malaria Parasites Sync with Hosts’ Molecular Rhythms

Evidence of malaria parasites aligning with their human hosts may pave the way for new antimalarial agents.

Evidence of malaria parasites aligning with their human hosts may pave the way for new antimalarial agents.

infectious disease, physiology

A mouse in front of an open sack of grain.
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