Malaria Vaccine |
India has come up with a stunning new discovery that could lead to the development of a new vaccine against malaria. A team of scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in New Delhi have discovered a novel molecule that they say could one day become a vaccine against malaria. Dr Deepak Gaur, a malaria scientist, said a novel antigen is very essential for the parasite to enter the red blood cells. Antibodies against this novel antigen can block the parasite from entering the red blood cells and it works against multiple strains across the world. Hence, it has great relevance with respect to developing a malaria vaccine in the future. The discovery is causing a global buzz ever since the team of young scientists published their work in the prestigious US journal, `Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences`. Over 200 million cases of malaria are reported in the world each year, a million in India. An effective malaria vaccine is yet to be found.
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