https://phys.org/news/2018-07-molecule-malarial-parasites.html

Lead researcher Associate Professor Brendan McMorran from ANU said the team was a step closer to developing a new and effective treatment for malaria.

"We have designed and created a small fragment of a human protein called Platelet factor 4, known as PF4, that can kill the microbial parasite that causes malaria, Plasmodium," said Dr McMorran from the John Curtin School of Medical Research.