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Science & Medicine: A San Antonio scientist's team finds malaria's 'Achilles heel,' and it could lead to a vaccine that really works

Science & Medicine: A San Antonio scientist's team finds malaria's 'Achilles heel,' and it could lead to a vaccine that really works

Update: 2025-09-14
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Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, and an effective vaccine has been elusive. But a San Antonio malaria researcher and her team have discovered a vulnerability in the malaria parasite's method of avoiding the human immune system that may make all the difference.
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Science & Medicine: A San Antonio scientist's team finds malaria's 'Achilles heel,' and it could lead to a vaccine that really works

Science & Medicine: A San Antonio scientist's team finds malaria's 'Achilles heel,' and it could lead to a vaccine that really works

Bonnie Petrie