In addition, The9 is developing various proprietary games, including Shen Xian Zhuan, FireFall and other MMORPGs and advanced causal games.

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Dr Xin-zhuan Su, one of the researchers, said the studies, which are published in the journal Nature, would change scientific thinking on the parasite and the development of a malaria vaccine.

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