An Iowa State University scientist identifies mosquito species with the help of a microscope ... mosquitoes have to the parasite that causes malaria. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Electron microscope images of malaria parasites (blue) generated by Associate Professor Eric Hanssen, University of Melbourne, Australia, and chemical structure of artemisinin.

In November 1880, he trained a light microscope with a maximum magnification of 400x on a drop of fresh blood from a malaria patient. Inside the red blood cells, he saw round, pigment-filled moving ...

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have developed a pocket-sized microscope that may prove useful for diagnosing diseases like malaria in the developing world.

While the generic Foldscope serves as a one-size-fits-all microscope, Prakash and his team have also developed specialized versions, such as a malaria-centric one, that make identifying diseases ...