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Jacobs-Lorena, M.. |
The already unacceptable large burden of malaria continues to increase, indicating that the available means to fight the disease are insufficient. The genetic manipulation of the mosquito vectorial competence is a potential new promising weapon for the control of malaria. Considerable progress has been made in recent years towards this goal. It is now possible to introduce synthetic genes into the mosquito germ line, promoters have been identified that effectively drive gene expression in tissues and at times appropriate to target the parasite, and effector genes that impair parasite development in the mosquito have been identified. With these tools, proof-of-concept experiments have already demonstrated that it is possible to interfere genetically with... |
Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1185 |
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