In a study recently conducted by the scientists from all around the world and led by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, it has been claimed that malaria parasites are for the first time caught invading red blood cells.

It is considered to be a major breakthrough and can pave the way for the development of more effective treatments for the disease. The team have used new image and cell technologies to obtain the images of malaria parasites attacking red blood cells.

The reports wren published in the journal, Cell Host and Microbe. The Lead scientist, Dr. Jake Baum said that the findings are going to be really helpful in imaging with high resolution images of the parasite at various stages of invasion.

Dr. Baum added, "Whilst we have observed this miniature parasite drive its way into the cell before, the beauty of the new imaging technology is that it provides a quantum leap in the amount of detail we can see, revealing key molecular and cellular events required for each stage of the invasion process."

A set of super resolution microscopes were used to capture the images to open an era of understanding how these parasites move into the RBCs. The imaging technology is called OMX 3D SIM super resolution microscopy and is a powerful new 3D tool which is capable of capturing cellular processes unfolding at nanometre scales.