Genetic and drug strategies advance malaria prevention
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Scientists have used CRISPR gene editing to modify a single gene in mosquitoes, preventing them from transmitting malaria without affecting their health or reproduction, offering a promising new strategy to combat the disease.
- CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos Engadget
- Driving a protective allele of the mosquito FREP1 gene to combat malaria Nature
- A genetic tweak could prevent mosquitoes from transmitting malaria : Goats and Soda NPR
- UCSD discovery called ‘game-changer’ in fight against malaria Times of San Diego
- Ivermectin Reduces New Malaria Infections by 26% in Large Trial Technology Networks
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