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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri May 23, 2014, 05:28 AM May 2014

A group of children in Tanzania who are naturally immune to malaria are helping scientists to develo [View all]

A group of children in Tanzania who are naturally immune to malaria are helping scientists to develop a new vaccine.

US researchers have found that they produce an antibody that attacks the malaria-causing parasite.

Injecting a form of this antibody into mice protected the animals from the disease.

The team, who published their results in the journal Science, said trials in primates and humans were now needed to fully assess the vaccine's promise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27522950

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A group of children in Tanzania who are naturally immune to malaria are helping scientists to develo [View all] dipsydoodle May 2014 OP

Oh look, human evolution in progress. Half-Century Man May 2014 #1

They'll just say that's microevolution not macroevolution sakabatou May 2014 #3

sounds better than taking quinine Victor_c3 May 2014 #2

But while dreaming, you knew you were dreaming? sakabatou May 2014 #4

not exactly Victor_c3 May 2014 #5

A Malaria Vaccine would change the world. Marrah_G May 2014 #6