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Posted on 25 January 2013 Complement evasion mechanism of Plasmodium unraveled A study published in the latest issue of Cell Host & Microbe describes how Plasmodium evades complement recognition.   Posted on 25 January 2013 World leaders on malaria research gather at the Keystone symposium on Malaria Over 200 world leading malariologists attended this week the Keystone symposium on Malaria in New Orleans, LA, USA.   Posted on 23 January 2013 Rapid evolution of male genes in Plasmodium A study presented this week at the Keystone symposium on Malaria shows that Plasmodium male genes evolve significantly faster than female ones.   Feature Articles   Posted on 25 January 2013 Malaria Parasites Co-opt Human Factor H to Prevent Complement-Mediated Lysis in the Mosquito Midgut Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 13, Issue 1, 16 January 2013, Pages 29-41 Nina Simon, Edwin Lasonder, Matthias Scheuermayer, Andrea Kuehn, Sabrina Tews, Rainer Fischer, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka, Gabriele Pradel   Posted on 25 January 2013 Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum: A zoomed image at the molecular level within a geographic context Acta Tropica, Volume 125, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 163-190 Rashad Abdul-Ghani, Hoda F. Farag, Amal F. Allam   Posted on 25 January 2013 Finding the sweet spots of inhibition: Understanding the targets of a functional antibody against Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein International Journal for Parasitology, Volume 42, Issue 12, November 2012, Pages 1055-1062 Francis B. Ntumngia, Christopher L. King, John H. Adams   Posted on 25 January 2013 Synthesis, characterization and antimalarial activity of quinoline–pyrimidine hybrids Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 21, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, Pages 269-277 Stefan I. Pretorius, Wilma J. Breytenbach, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, David D. N’Da

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