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Published online 26 March 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040322-15
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Mosquitoes could fight malaria
Researchers identify gene that makes insects attack parasite.
Researchershave identified genes that control the way mosquitoes respond to the malaria parasite. Their discovery could aid the development of anti-malarial strategies by using a mosquito's own immune system to curb the disease.
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