The need for speed: Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells

(Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS)) Elementary cytoskeleton protein is different in parasites and represents a starting point for a possible new therapy against malaria infections. Researchers from the Heidelberg University Hospital, the Centre for Molecular Biology at the University of Heidelberg (ZMBH), and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) have published these findings in the journal "PLOS Biology".