CRISPR Use Creates Malaria-Resistant Mosquitoes

Malaria continues to be a scourge on the human population, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. While the complex life cycle of the parasite that causes malaria can aid its persistence and genetic diversity, it also allows for potentially multiple therapeutic target areas. Many researchers focus their attention on the parasite's foray into malaria’s transmission vector—the mosquito. In doing so, investigators from the Malaria Research Institute at Johns Hopkins Bloom