Malaria causing mosquitoes soon to be extinct?
From: Sci-Dev.net
"A major stumbling block to using GM mosquitoes engineered to stop transmission of malaria may have been solved with a new genetic technique to ensure that they survive and propagate in natural environments.
The first genetically modified ( GM) mosquito was produced in 2000 by scientists at Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Subsequent studies have shown that such modifications could be used to create mosquitoes with a reduced ability to transmit the deadly Plasmodium parasite responsible for malaria..."
more at Sci-Dev.net
and the full story at: Nature
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