Tuesday, March 20, 2007

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | GM mosquito 'could fight malaria'

BBC NEWS Science/Nature GM mosquito 'could fight malaria'"A genetically modified (GM) strain of malaria-resistant mosquito has been created that is better able to survive than disease-carrying insects. ...
The approach exploits the fact that the health of infected mosquitoes is itself compromised by the parasite they spread. Insects that cannot be invaded by the parasite are therefore likely to be fitter and out-compete their disease-carrying counterparts. "

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