Scientists engineer mosquitoes that cannot spread malaria
Scientists engineer mosquitoes that cannot spread malaria
Tags: Anopheles, Gene drive, Gene drive synthetic, Malaria, Population modification/replacementJ. Dalton, Independen, 2022.
Scientists have engineered mosquitoes that cannot give humans malaria, saying their work could potentially eliminate the disease. Researchers at Imperial College London genetically modified the insects so that the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their guts was slowed.
