Malaria hijacks your genes to invade your liver. Duke Today, June 27, 2019. Researchers have identified more than 100 ‘hijacked’ human genes that malaria parasites commandeer to take up residence inside their victim’s liver during the silent early stages of infection, before symptoms appear. Before their work only a few such genes were known. The findings could lead to new ways to stop malaria parasites before people get sick and help keep the disease from spreading, via treatments that are less likely to promote resistance. Picked up by WUNC and the Raleigh News & Observer.