mardi, octobre 11, 2005
glowing male mosquito.
hmmm, even though it's easier to smack them if they glow, i suppose we shouldn't whack the peaceful glowing ones.
glowing male mosquito.
Mosquito with glowing gonads to help battle malaria
14:06 10 October 2005
NewScientist.com news service
Kurt Kleiner
09 August 2005
A genetically engineered mosquito with glowing gonads could become a new weapon in
the battle against malaria. Researchers at Imperial College London created the mosquito by attaching a gene for fluorescence found in jellyfish to a gene expressed only in a male mosquito’s sexual organs. The technique makes it relatively simple to distinguish males from females, something that has previously hindered malaria-eradication strategies. One way to control disease-carrying mosquitoes is to flood an area with millions of sterile males. They mate with the females but produce no offspring, so the insect population drops. The technique has helped control the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), for instance.
hmmm, even though it's easier to smack them if they glow, i suppose we shouldn't whack the peaceful glowing ones.
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