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Science 28 April 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5773, p. 514
DOI: 10.1126/science.312.5773.514a
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GENETICS:
Parasite-Resistant Mosquitoes: A Natural Weapon Against Malaria?

Martin Enserink

A paper on page 577 of this issue of Science suggests that engineering malaria resistance into mosquitoes may be unnecessary: In an endemic area in Mali, researchers found that many Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are already resistant to Plasmodium falciparum, the malaria parasite. (Read more.)

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