Blog - Mosquitoes Engineered Into Flying Vaccinators
An interesting proof of principle that's unlikely to be put into practice. Researchers in Japan have transformed mosquitos into vaccine-carrying syringes by genetically engineering the insects to express the vaccine for leishmaniasis--a parasitic disease transmitted by the sandfly--in their saliva. According to a study in Insect Molecular Biology, mice bitten by these mosquitos produced antibodies against the parasite. It's not yet clear whether the immune response was strong enough to protect against infection.
Blog - Mosquitoes Engineered Into Flying Vaccinators
An interesting proof of principle that's unlikely to be put into practice. Researchers in Japan have transformed mosquitos into vaccine-carrying syringes by genetically engineering the ...
Fri 19 Mar 10 from MIT Technology Review
Genetically modified mosquitos could be used to spread vaccine for malaria
A genetically engineered mosquito that vaccinates as it bites has been developed by scientists.
Thu 18 Mar 10 from Telegraph.co.uk
'Flying vaccinator': Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?
Mosquitoes transmit infectious diseases to millions of people every year, including malaria for which there is no effective vaccine. New research published in Insect Molecular Biology reveals ...
Thu 18 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
Featured - Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?, Fri 19 Mar 10 from Labspaces.net
Featured - 'Flying vaccinator': Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?, Fri 19 Mar 10 from Labspaces.net
'Flying vaccinator': Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?, Fri 19 Mar 10 from ScienceDaily
'Flying vaccinator': Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?, Thu 18 Mar 10 from e! Science News
Mosquito would 'vaccinate' against malaria
SHIMOTSUKI, Japan, March 19 (UPI) -- Scientists in Japan say they've genetically modified a mosquito that vaccinates against malaria as it bites.
Fri 19 Mar 10 from UPI
Mosquitoes Turned into 'Flying Vaccinators'
Experts in Japan have developed a mosquito that spreads vaccine rather than disease when it bites humans.
Fri 19 Mar 10 from FOXNews
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Provide New Strategy Against Malaria
Successful testing finally realizes decade-old theoryMosquitoes transmit infectious diseases to millions of people every year, including malaria for which there is no effective vaccine.
Fri 19 Mar 10 from RedOrbit
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