Today’s Spotlight features a photograph, taken by Bryce Vickmark, of Jacquin Niles, an MIT associate professor of biological engineering.
The iron-containing cofactor heme is necessary for life. Cells require heme to perform the chemical reactions that produce energy, among other critical tasks.
Scientists who study the malaria parasite are particularly interested in heme because many malaria drugs interact with this cofactor. However, until now researchers have lacked good ways to measure heme levels inside the parasite.
Read the full story on MIT News.
The iron-containing cofactor heme is necessary for life. Cells require heme to perform the chemical reactions that produce energy, among other critical tasks.
Scientists who study the malaria parasite are particularly interested in heme because many malaria drugs interact with this cofactor. However, until now researchers have lacked good ways to measure heme levels inside the parasite.
Read the full story on MIT News.