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Mapping parasite mitochondria reveals ancient pathways and dozens of potential new drug targets

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A four‑year project set out to map every protein in the mitochondria of parasites that cause sleeping sickness, giardiasis, leishmaniasis and babesiosis. Researchers focused on these organelles because disabling them halts the parasites’ energy production. The effort targets diseases that together affect close to one billion people each year, aiming to uncover ancient metabolic pathways and identify dozens of potential new drug targets.

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