Dr. Barry Dworkin

Malaria-blocking mosquito gene could dramatically reduce rate of malaria transmission

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November , 2015

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Scientists breed mosquitoes with ‘malaria-blocking genes’

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University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes

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