Gene Drive Research Takes Aim at Malaria
Malaria has afflicted humans for millennia. Even today, the mosquito-borne, parasitic disease claims more than a half-million lives annually [1]. Now, in a study that has raised both hope and concern,...
View ArticleHappy New Year … and a Look Back at a Memorable 2015
A new year has arrived, and it’s going to be an amazing one for biomedical research. But before diving into our first “new science” post of 2016, let’s take a quick look back at 2015 and some of its...
View ArticleCreative Minds: Building a CRISPR Gene Drive Against Malaria
Valentino Gantz/Credit: Erik Jepsen Researchers have used Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly that sometimes hovers around kitchens, to make seminal discoveries involving genetics, the...
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