Meddling with Male Malaria Mosquito "Mating Plug" to Control an Epidemic
Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 18:00
in Biology & Nature
Using information about the unique mating practices of the male malaria mosquito - which, unlike any other insect, inserts a plug to seal its sperm inside the female - scientists are zeroing in on a birth-control drug for Anopheles mosquitoes, deadly carriers of the disease that threatens 3 billion people, has infected more than 215 million and kills 655,000 annually.