Plasmodium
Blood Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Provide Window Into Cerebral Malaria in Affected Children
Extracellular vesicles in the blood were shown to contain clues about gene expression shifts in the brains of children with retinopathy-positive or -negative cerebral malaria.
Malaria History, Colonization-Related Spread Revealed in Ancient DNA Sequencing Study
After flagging Plasmodium isolates in ancient DNA metagenomic datasets, researchers used capture-based sequencing to retrace international spread of malaria-causing parasites.
Gene Screen Leads to Potential Malaria Targets in Liver-Stage Plasmodium Parasites
Sequencing and other experiments on barcoded Plasmodium berghei mutant strains helped researchers narrow in on key metabolic pathways in the parasite's liver stage.
Malaria Drug Resistance Genetic Features Profiled in Southeast Asia
Researchers used genomic and transcriptomic data of isolates from seven Southeast Asian countries to find resistance-relevant pathways and expression quantitative trait loci.
Researchers Explore Population Patterns in Zoonotic Malaria Parasite
Three genetically distinct sub-populations appeared when the team sequenced and compared 48 clinical isolates of Plasmodium knowlesi and five lab lines.