Laser optical tweezers reveal how malaria parasites infect red blood cells
Malaria is a life-threatening disease that is caused by a parasite that invades red blood cells. Scientists at the University of Cambridge used a laser optical tweezer technique to study the interaction between the parasite and red blood cells on a very small scale, which proved that the instrument can be used for such detailed research purposes. The results are published in Biophysical Journal. Continue reading
