Are sterile mosquitoes the answer to malaria elimination?

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 06:49 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...

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