The parasite

Malaria parasites shun sex when nutrients are low

When food is scarce, many animals need to choose when to conserve energy and survive and when to spend energy reproducing. New research from the University of Edinburgh shows that malarial parasites gather information from their environment to strike a delicate balance between the two. 18/02/11

Human malaria 'came from gorillas'

Researchers have shown that the most common form of human malaria originated from infected gorillas. 23/09/10

Haemoglobin consumption: Eating to stop bursting

Why do malaria parasites consume so much more haemoglobin than they need? 16/05/03

The malaria genome unveiled

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. 10/10/02

Four species of Plasmodium

There are over 120 species of the parasite genus Plasmodium, but only four of these infect humans to cause malaria. 25/04/06

Plasmodium falciparum

The Plasmodium falciparum parasite causes the most severe form of malaria, and is found in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world. 25/04/06