There are some 30 species of Leishmania parasites, which take on two different forms in their life cycle. Illustrated here are promastigotes (top) and amastigotes (bottom) with a typical boil caused by a leishmaniasis infection. Rights: iStock / Getty / purchased / not transferable 

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Research, Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences and Biology, Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

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biological nanoparticle, Leishmania, Leishmaniasis, alpha-galactose, vaccine, Professor MG Finn

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• Created By: Ben Brumfield
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• Created On: Sep 7, 2017 - 5:24pm
• Last Updated: Sep 11, 2017 - 10:53am