CRISPR stops mosquito malaria transmission

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CRISPR gene editing has been used to modify a single gene in mosquitoes, preventing them from transmitting malaria. Researchers altered a mosquito gene to block malaria parasites from reaching the salivary glands, stopping transmission without harming the mosquitoes' health or reproduction. This breakthrough offers a new strategy to combat malaria, a disease that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths annually and has developed resistance to existing treatments.


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