Meddling in mosquitoes' sex lives could help stop the spread of malaria, says study
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 21:56
in Biology & Nature
Stopping male mosquitoes from sealing their sperm inside females with a 'mating plug' could prevent mosquitoes from reproducing, and offer a potential new way to combat malaria, say scientists publishing new results in PLoS Biology on 22 December.
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