Malaria vaccine quest narrows as shared parasite targets emerge in liver

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Scientists have identified targets on the malaria-causing parasite that could be key to developing a universal vaccine against one of humankind's oldest and deadliest diseases. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators across the globe identified telltale fragments of a malaria-causing parasite that could be targeted by a vaccine designed using T cells, a type of white blood cell. The work is published in the journal Nature.