Are sterile mosquitoes the answer to malaria elimination?
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 14:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), the release of sexually sterile male insects to wipe out a pest population, is one suggested solution to the problem of malaria in Africa. A new supplement, published in BioMed Central's open access Malaria Journal, reviews the history of the technique, and features details about aspects of its application in the elimination of malaria.