Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Researchers pioneer more effective way to block malaria transmission in mosquitoes

Employing a strategy known as 'population modification,' which involves using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system to introduce genes preventing parasite transmission into mosquito chromosomes, researchers have made a major advance in the use of genetic technologies to control the transmission of malaria parasites.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201103140613.htm

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