The first malaria-proof mosquito

Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 16:49 in Biology & Nature

For years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short because the mosquitoes still were capable of transmitting the disease-causing pathogen, only in lower numbers.

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