British Columbia researcher Hongshen Ma has developed a simple and accurate device to study malaria. This disease affects 500 million people per year worldwide and claims a million lives. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes this tiny parasite that infects human red blood cells. Ma and his team have designed a "lab on a chip' device to better understand the changes in red blood cells caused by this parasite (plasmodium falciparum, the most common species of malaria parasites). The device will help those conducting laboratory research of clinical trials evaluate the efficacy for different compounds in treating malaria.
петак, 16. март 2012.
'Lab on a Chip' device to study Malaria
British Columbia researcher Hongshen Ma has developed a simple and accurate device to study malaria. This disease affects 500 million people per year worldwide and claims a million lives. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes this tiny parasite that infects human red blood cells. Ma and his team have designed a "lab on a chip' device to better understand the changes in red blood cells caused by this parasite (plasmodium falciparum, the most common species of malaria parasites). The device will help those conducting laboratory research of clinical trials evaluate the efficacy for different compounds in treating malaria.
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I love the lab on chip concept. For genetics, it allows researchers to screen many different genes quickly to diagnose disorders. Hopefully the malaria chip will help find non-toxic candidate drugs.
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