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Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

@VaMdVetMed

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine advances One Health through discovery, learning, and service.
Blacksburg, VA vetmed.vt.edu Joined March 2009
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Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine @VaMdVetMed
About one-third of the world's human population carries the Toxoplasma Gondii parasite, most without knowing it. A team at #VirginiaTech led by Dr. Raj Gaji have found a protein that may be a clue for how to get rid of it.
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news.vt.edu Newly discovered protein could be a deadly parasite's weak point Virginia Tech researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii can't reproduce without a protein that has no counterpart in human cells.