New Discovery Paves Way for Next-Generation Malaria Vaccine
In an unprecedented first, scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute have developed a genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the liver stage of human malaria. Their findings published in JCI Insight pave the way for a novel, next-generation GAP vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria in humans.
Original Article Source Credits: Seattle Children's , https://pulse.seattlechildrens.org/
Article Written By : LINDSAY KURS
Original Article Posted on : JUNE 16, 2020
Link to Original Article: https://pulse.seattlechildrens.org/new-discovery-paves-way-for-next-generation-malaria-vaccine/