Lipkin opines on the rate of pathogen discovery and the detail in resultant experiments, both of which have accelerated over the past two decades. He prescribes how to keep up, evaluates the efficacy of new technologies, and notes who scientists should look to for further data.
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Mendes et al. identify specific A. gambiae genes that demonstrably regulate the density of mosquito infection by P. falciparum parasites circulating in malaria patients in Africa.
Lyman et al. add to their former work, which characterized the viral membrane protein Us9, determining exactly how and where the protein localizes to promote axonal targeting within cellular membranes.
Benoit et al. study C. burnetii and find that leukocyte apoptosis associated with valvulopathy may be critical for the pathogenesis of Q fever endocarditis.
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