Mitosis, the fundamental process by which cells divide, ensures the accurate distribution of genetic material to daughter ...

He learned that the malaria parasite thrives inside red blood cells thanks to its knack for ... It reveals in unprecedented detail the structure of crystals that the parasite builds in order ...

Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus genome had barely been sequenced when there was a major effort to develop a safe and effective vaccine against it. But scientists working on COVID vaccines have one key thing ...

Chromatin is a combination of DNA and proteins that makes up the chromosomes in the cells of humans and other higher organisms. "Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide and ...

The evolutionary link between sickle-cell trait and malaria resistance showed that humans can and do adapt. But are the “bugs” that make us sick evolving as well? While malaria is the best ...