Laser optical tweezers reveal how malaria parasites infect red blood cells

This video shows the delivery of a viable merozoite via optical tweezers to a healthy erythrocyte and subsequent invasion.

(Photo Credit: Biophysical Journal, Crick et al.)

This video shows local erythrocyte membrane deformations induced by tweezer-manipulation of post-viable merozoite contact area.

(Photo Credit: Biophysical Journal, Crick et al.)

This video shows the forcible detachment of an adherent merozoite from the erythrocyte surface via optical tweezers.

(Photo Credit: Biophysical Journal, Crick et al.)

Source: Cell Press