April 8, 2005
- Scientists have shown that the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum hides from the human immune system by continuously changing the protein PfEMP1 that it deposits on the surface of infected cells. (BBC)
- Researchers at the Australian research institute, the CSIRO, have created transgenic Arabidopsis that can synthesise omega-3 fatty acids. If this technology was incorporated in genetically modified food crops it would have the potential to reduce the demand on world fish stocks. (ABC)
Read more about this topic: April 2005 In Science
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