In January of 2003,
Veronique Hanneart and her team
announced evidence that
trypanosomes once possessed a
chloroplast that was lost some time in
their evolutionary history.
For a protozoan parasite without
a trace of chloroplast remnants,
the trypanosome is shown to possess
a remarkable number of enzymes of
plant-related origin.
The findings advance our understanding
of trypanosome biology and efforts to
discover drugs and treatments for
trypanosomatid-caused diseases such as
sleeping sickness and Chagas' disease.
Digesting Trypanosomes'
Evolutionary Error
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