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To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitos—with human blood - National Geographic

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease.

By:Jason Bittel
Source:National Geographic
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To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitos—with human blood - National Geographic
Malaria is a disease of poverty, says Dimopoulos. Anything that becomes expensive or costly is not going to work, especially for an intervention method like this, where you don't actually protect the… [+954 chars]

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