Malaria Parasites: Genomes and Molecular Biology

by Andrew P. Water

The completion of the Plasmodium falciparum genome sequence in late 2002 hearlded a new era in malaria research. The search began in earnest for new drugs and vaccines to combat malaria, a disease which afflicts up to 500 million people worldwide and is responsible for the deaths of more than one million people each year. The new genomic data is aiding a greater understanding of the living parasite and its interaction with the insect vector and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954246462
• ISBN13: 9780954246464
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Caister Academic Press Limited
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.5"