Philandtropical

Drug resistance is no new thing – you’ve likely heard of MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Scientists have developed a host of drugs for treating malaria over the years but these drugs too, have faltered at the hands of the ever-evolving malaria parasites. A study published earlier this week reports on numerous populations in Cambodia of Plasmodium falciparum (one of five malaria