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Published online 3 October 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021001-5
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Genes means drugs and vaccines
Will following the gene map of the malaria parasite lead to new drugs and vaccines?
Like the latest intelligence on a cunning killer's tactics, defences and weaknesses, the genome of the malaria parasite is the best tactical tool that researchers have gained in their efforts to defeat the disease. So how is Plasmodium falciparum's gene sequence being used on the benches of frontline anti-malaria research? And how much hope should we pin on a simple string of genes?
Only a handful of scientists have used genomic information so far.
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