For many parts of the world, this could be enormous. According to the World Health Organization, over 650,000 died in 2010 from malaria. Scientific American:
Scientists may have developed a new tool for combating malaria, according to a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.After more than 20 years of genetic experimentation, researchers have discovered how to breed malaria-resistant mosquitoes that are unable to infect humans with their bites.
“We see a complete deletion of the infectious version of the malaria parasite,” said Anthony James, a microbiology and molecular genetics professor at the University of California, Irvine, and the lead author of the report. This can help to “significantly reduce human sickness and death,” he added.
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