#Parasite research heats up
“#Parasite research heats up” Intracellular Toxoplasma parasites expressing the genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP. Parasites were treated with A23187, a compound that causes influx of calcium and stimulates parasite egress. Credit: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Apicomplexan parasites infect hundreds of millions of people around the world each year. Several species of apicomplexan parasites in…