Posts tagged ‘health’
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Malaria-Resistant Mosquito Engineered
Scientists in Arizona have engineered a genetically modified mosquito which cannot pass malaria to humans. They’ve introduced a gene affecting the mosquito’s gut, which prevents the malaria parasite from developing. The ultimate aim is replacing wild mosquitoes with the lab bred population – although scientists say this would take at least a decade to achieve and many question if it is possible at all.
Image: Lead researcher Michael Riehle holds up the genetically altered mosquitoes. © Riehle Lab, University of Arizona
