No idle chatter: study finds malaria parasites 'talk' to each other
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Channel: WEHImovies · 2013 · Science & Technology
16 May 2013: Melbourne scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can 'talk' to each other -- a social behaviour to ensure the parasite's survival and improve its chances of being transmitted to other humans. Professor Alan Cowman and Dr Neta Regev-Rudzki from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute explain how the finding could provide a niche for developing antimalarial drugs and vaccines that prevent or treat the disease by cutting these communication networks. Read the media release:http://www.wehi.edu.au/site/latest_news/no_idle_chatter_study_finds_malaria_parasites_talk_to_each_other
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