RNA Sequencing Identifies Liver Genes Malaria Exploits for Survival

Once transmitted from infected mosquitoes, malaria parasites make a beeline toward the host’s liver to evade immune detection and set up camp. Inside the liver cells, the parasite rapidly reproduces, copying itself as many as 30,000 times in the span of 48 hours. After building strength in numbers, the parasite leaves the liver and escapes into the bloodstream, invading red blood cells and triggering the devastating disease. Now investigators at Duke University have uncovered a unique surv