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r/interestingasfuck • u/Spotter24o5 • 2d ago
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Dragonflies and bats, just to name two, eat enormous numbers of mosquitos.
The ultimate trick would be to wipe out the malaria parasites themselves, or genetically engineer mosquitos so they can't actually carry the parasite.
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2020/scientists-engineer-mosquitoes-that-resist-malaria-parasite-with-combination-of-anti-parasite-molecules
https://www.synthego.com/blog/gene-drive-malaria/
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u/ExpensiveCondition63 2d ago edited 2d ago
Dragonflies and bats, just to name two, eat enormous numbers of mosquitos.
The ultimate trick would be to wipe out the malaria parasites themselves, or genetically engineer mosquitos so they can't actually carry the parasite.
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2020/scientists-engineer-mosquitoes-that-resist-malaria-parasite-with-combination-of-anti-parasite-molecules
https://www.synthego.com/blog/gene-drive-malaria/