Apicoplasts are organelles that were discovered in parasites like the one that causes malaria. How did scientists discover these organelles, and what do they do?

Toxoplasma gondii is infamous for its ability to manipulate the behavior of its host—most notably by making rodents less afraid of cats, helping the parasite complete its life cycle in feline ...

Researchers have shown how genetic defects in Toxoplasma gondii are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to supportive secreted proteins.

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley describes the infection of household cats with Toxoplasma gondii ... To complete its life-cycle the parasite must return to a cat. Michael Mosley interviews ...