The Pathogen Sequencing Unit has played a key role in the sequencing of the Plasmodium falciparum genome and is working on a number of other species of Plasmodium.
The genome of Plasmodium falciparum is being compared to that of six other Plasmodium species at the the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's Pathogen Sequencing Unit.
Chris Newbold looks at the some of the key findings in the genome of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, and the implications for future research.