Buzz-Off: New gene technology developed to stop mosquitoes from spreading malaria
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a mosquito suppression system, Ifegenia, that uses CRISPR technology to eliminate females Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the main transmitters of malaria in Africa. The system disrupts a gene that controls the sexual development of mosquitoes, thus halting the spread of the disease. The researchers are optimistic … Read more