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Paul-André Genest, PhD Managing Editor, Malaria Nexus   Latest News   Posted on 31 August 2012 Malaria Nearly Eliminated in Sri Lanka A recent article reports that malaria incidence in Sri Lanka has declined by 99.9% since 1999.   Posted on 30 August 2012 A protein impairs circulation of malaria-infected red blood cells MIT-led research team finds a protein that reduces Plasmodium infected-red blood cells circulation in microfluidic systems.   Posted on 30 August 2012 A single-dose treatment for malaria? A recently discovered compound would have the potential to become a single-dose cure for all strains of malaria.   Posted on 30 August 2012 PATH MVI has a new leader: Interview with Dr David Kaslow The non-profit PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) has since recently a new director.   Posted on 28 August 2012 In vitro reconstitution of the formation of the Anopheles mating plug The crosslinking reaction at the origin of the formation of the Anopheles mating plug was recently reconstituted in vitro.   Posted on 27 August 2012 225 million US dollars for Nigeria to fight malaria The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria awards Nigeria grants worth a total of 225 million US dollars   Posted on 27 August 2012 “The Malaria Genome Projects: Promise, Progress, and Prospects”: a new book on malaria Dr Irwin W Sherman recently authored a new book about the malaria genome projects.   Feature Articles   Posted on 31 August 2012 Translocation of Sickle Cell Erythrocyte MicroRNAs into Plasmodium falciparum Inhibits Parasite Translation and Contributes to Malaria Resistance Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 12, Issue 2, 16 August 2012, Pages 187-199 Gregory LaMonte, Nisha Philip, Joseph Reardon, Joshua R Lacsina, William Majoros, Lesley Chapman, Courtney D Thornburg, Marilyn J Telen, Uwe Ohler, Christopher V Nicchitta, Timothy Haystead, Jen-Tsan Chi   Posted on 31 August 2012 Two long non-coding RNAs generated from subtelomeric regions accumulate in a novel perinuclear compartment in Plasmodium falciparum Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Volume 185, Issue 1, September 2012, Pages 36-47 Miguel Sierra-Miranda, Dulce María Delgadillo, Liliana Mancio-Silva, Miguel Vargas, Nicolás Villegas-Sepulveda, Santiago Martínez-Calvillo, Artur Scherf, Rosaura Hernandez-Rivas   Posted on 31 August 2012 Expansion of experimental genetics approaches for Plasmodium berghei with versatile transfection vectors Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Volume 185, Issue 1, September 2012, Pages 19-26 Taco WA Kooij, Manuel M Rauch, Kai Matuschewski   Posted on 31 August 2012 Lipid interactions of the malaria antigen merozoite surface protein 2 BBA Biomembranes , Volume 1818, Issue 11, November 2012, Pages 2572-2578 Christopher A MacRaild, Marie Ø Pedersen, Robin F Anders, Raymond S Norton

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