
Researchers pioneer more effective way to block malaria transmission in mosquitoes
- Wellness
- Admin COUPONS
- November 4, 2020
Employing a strategy known as ‘population modification,’ which involves using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system to introduce genes preventing parasite transmission into mosquito chromosomes, researchers have made a major advance in the use of genetic technologies to control the transmission of malaria parasites.