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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: thedoc on 20/07/2010 17:43:03

Title: Can we breed Malaria-proof Mosquitoes?
Post by: thedoc on 20/07/2010 17:43:03

This week, scientists at the University of Arizona have announced that they have managed to engineer malaria-proof mosquitoes in the lab, offering hope of a future method of malaria control.

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Title: Can we breed Malaria-proof Mosquitoes?
Post by: tangoblue on 21/07/2010 23:33:48

Are those the moscs where the males kill each other, hence the species cannot reproduce.
I remember learning about those when i was at school... in geography... random!