Scientists have genetically engineered malaria parasites and are using mosquitoes as flying syringes to inject these parasites into humans, according to new research from Gates-funded Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
The study, published in December in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that delivering genetically modified malaria parasites through mosquito bites induced an immune response in human participants without causing the disease. The plan? Create a next-generation malaria vaccine that uses mosquitoes to vaccinate humans whether we want it or not.
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