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Genome sequencing sheds light on emerging drug resistance in malaria parasites

Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia are gradually becoming resistant to artemesinin, a standard first-line treatment for malaria. Whole-genome sequencing offers a chance to better understand and perhaps undermine the parasite's evolutionary response to this drug.

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Neafsey, D. Genome sequencing sheds light on emerging drug resistance in malaria parasites. Nat Genet 45, 589–590 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2648

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