First ‘Malaria-Proof’ Mosquito Created
July 15th, 2010 07:59
View Comments
Gisg writes “The University of Arizona team reported that their genetically modified mosquitoes are immune to the malaria-causing parasite, a single-cell organism called Plasmodium. Riehle and his colleagues tested their genetically-altered mosquitoes by feeding them malaria-infested blood. Not even one mosquito became infected with the malaria parasite”
Source: First ‘Malaria-Proof’ Mosquito Created
Categories: slashdot Arizona, arizona team, biology, biotech, Disease, Gisg, malaria, malaria parasite, Medicine, mosquito, mosquitoes, parasite, riehle, single cell organism, University