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Published online 23 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020520-7
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Targeting Plasmodium ligands on mosquito salivary glands and midgut with a phage display peptide library
Malaria-proof mosquitoes raise hopes for disease eradication.
One new gene leaves mosquitoes unable to transmit malaria, new research shows. The preliminary findings are the first to suggest that genetically engineering mosquitoes to eradicate the disease is scientifically feasible.
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