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- Scientists Identify Molecular Shredder Used by Deadly Parasite to Stealthily Evade Human Immune System
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers at the University of York have discovered a protein called ESB2 that allows the African trypanosome parasite to remain invisible in the human bloodstream. By acting as...
- Molecular Shredder Discovery Solves 40-Year Scientific Mystery and Identifies New Vulnerabilities in African Sleeping Sickness Parasite
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers at the University of York have identified a protein called ESB2 that acts as a surgical "molecular shredder," allowing the African trypanosome parasite to remain invisi...
- University of York Scientists Solve 40-Year Medical Mystery to Uncover Sleeping Sickness "Molecular Shredder"
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers at the University of York have identified a protein, ESB2, that allows the African trypanosome parasite to "edit" its genetic instructions in real-time. By acting as a...
- University of York Scientists Solve 40-Year Biological Mystery to Combat African Sleeping Sickness
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Health
Researchers at the University of York have identified the ESB2 protein as the key mechanism used by the African trypanosome parasite to evade the human immune system. By acting as...
- Single-Cell Sequencing Unmasks Hidden Protist Diversity and Bacterial Symbionts in Freshwater Ecosystems
Published: Mar 23, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Scientists at the Earlham Institute and the University of Oxford have developed a single-cell sequencing pipeline that has revealed three previously unknown lineages of the protist...
- Revolutionary Single Dose Oral Treatment Set to Accelerate Global Elimination of Fatal Sleeping Sickness
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
The European Medicines Agency has issued a positive opinion for Acoziborole, the first one-day oral cure for the most common form of sleeping sickness. This breakthrough collapses...