Malaria--from Infants to Genomics to Vaccines

Tropical protozoan parasites are the scourge of the developing world, causing devastating diseases, such as malaria, Chagas' disease, and leishmaniasis. These diseases not only are a huge cause of human misery but also are holding back the economic progress of many developing countries. A pair of Perspectives--by [Hol and Gelb][1], and by [Long and Hoffman][2] --report the proceedings of two recent Keystone meetings that examined progress in developing new drugs and vaccines to combat these terrible diseases. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/297/5580/343 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/297/5580/345