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Since only female mosquitoes bite and transmit malaria, these lab-grown sterile male insects will not be able to multiply or spread the disease.
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Target Malaria
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  • September 13, 2018

Genetically modified mosquitoes could eradicate malaria

Since only female mosquitoes bite and transmit malaria, these lab-grown sterile male insects will not be able to multiply or spread the disease.

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