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Pine bark and sponge compounds could counter drug-resistant malaria and babesiosis

As parasites become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are working to develop a new generation of treatments for two serious infectious diseases: malaria and babesiosis.

Source: Phys.org BiologyImage credit: Phys.org BiologySource published Aug 23 min readBrightSide page reviewed Aug 2

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