UC researchers pioneer more effective way to block malaria transmission in mosquitoes

(University of California - Irvine) Employing a strategy known as 'population modification,' which involves using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system to introduce genes preventing parasite transmission into mosquito chromosomes, University of California researchers have made a major advance in the use of genetic technologies to control the transmission of malaria parasites.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news