Plasmepsin V, a Secret Weapon Against Malaria

Caitlin Sedwick

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001898

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Plasmepsin V, a Secret Weapon Against Malaria

Caitlin Sedwick

* E-mail: csedwick@gmail.com

Affiliation Freelance Science Writer, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Plasmepsin V, a Secret Weapon Against Malaria

Caitlin Sedwick

Published: July 1, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001898

About the Authors

Caitlin Sedwick

* E-mail: csedwick@gmail.com

Affiliation Freelance Science Writer, San Diego, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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