Research the Literature on your Own

Consider the life-cycle of Toxoplasma -- How might the needs of the parasite change when it differentiates from the rapidly growing tachyzoite form, into slow growing, cyst-forming bradyzoite?  How might these changes impact aspects of the parasites cell biology?

A recent forward genetic screen was carried out in toxoplasma to identify regulators of the parasite cell cycle (see references; Gubbels, PLOS Pathogens, 2008).  How was this screen designed and what was learned from it?

What is the global health impact of malaria?  Why don't we hear more about this disease in the news?  Which apicomplexan parasite has the greatest impact on animal health?

Which apicomplexan parasites are zoonotic?

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