Malaria experts thinking about a Vaccine »

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Researchers have created the first map of genetic diversity of the malaria parasite, providing new insights in the fight against a public health scourge that kills one person every 30 seconds. Researchers found nearly double the diversity they expected. They also identified genetic regions linked to resistance to two anti-malarial drugs.