[ad_1] Kevin Esvelt, who is studying the evolution of genetic mechanisms at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the biological aspects of mosquito control can now be solved. "With this achievement, the …
Read More »Genetically modified mosquitoes to crush species that spread malaria
[ad_1] For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that a new type of controversial genetic engineering can quickly spread a self-destructive genetic modification across a complex species. Scientists used the revolutionary gene …
Read More »Genetically modified mosquitoes to crush species that spread malaria
[ad_1] For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that a new type of controversial genetic engineering can quickly spread a self-destructive genetic modification across a complex species. Scientists used the revolutionary gene …
Read More »Mosquitoes that can carry malaria eliminated in laboratory experiments
[ad_1] Mosquito that causes malaria, Anopheles gambiae. Credit: NIAID, CC BY The team at Imperial College London was able to crush the caged populations of the mosquito vector of malaria Anopheles gambiae …
Read More »Here is the plan to end malaria with mosquitoes published by Crispr
[ad_1] In 2003, scientists Imperial College London had a slightly eccentric idea. They wanted to deal with mosquitoes increasingly resistant to pesticides that killed half a million people a year by spreading …
Read More »WATCH: Indonesia hit the Lombok earthquake against malaria, 137 people infected
[ad_1] An epidemic of malaria has infected at least 137 people in western Indonesia, in Lombok, after a series of earthquakes in recent months, a Sunday official said. Earthquakes and aftershocks since …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines: Muslim activists released three Indonesians kidnapped at sea early last year off the coast of Malaysia and then took them to their hiding places in the southern jungle of …
Read More »Malaria: deadly but avoidable – The Nation Nigeria
[ad_1] It is a fact that drainage systems that constitute a habitat for mosquitoes have been cited as one of the reasons why malaria does not diminish. Michael Adroit explores different causes …
Read More »FDA Accepts Tafenoquine (Krintafel) to Prevent Malaria Relapse
[ad_1] The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tafenoquine ( Krintafel ) to prevent the relapse of Malaria Plasmodium vivax in persons aged 16 and over. more who receive …
Read More »A friendly mosquito could be the next big step in malaria eradication
[ad_1] By Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD,June 25, 2018 Oxitec, a company based in the UK, has developed what they call "Friendly mousquitoes". These are biologically modified male mosquitoes that mate with the …
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