'We use the mosquitoes like they're 1,000 small flying syringes.'
The team loaded the mosquitoes with genetically modified parasites calledWhile others have tried to create malaria vaccines with parasites before, this is the first time researchers used CRISPR to modify the parasites to carry malaria without getting people sick.
"We use the mosquitoes like they're 1,000 small flying syringes," University of Washington, Seattle researcher Sean Murphy toldDuring the study, 14 of 26 total participants were exposed to malaria, and half of them contracted the illness. That suggests that the technique is currently about 50 percent effective, so there's room for improvement.
Instead, they said, they're just exploring a potentially cost effective method of developing and distributing vaccines. Odd, for sure — but considering that
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