Gene may be the reason why mosquitoes don’t get malaria.

When a mosquito draws blood from a human with malaria, it also becomes infected with the parasite. However, researchers believe that the flies don’t get sick because they carry a gene (SPNR6) which helps protect them. Finding a way to control the activity of this gene in the flies may provide a new approach to preventing malaria.

BBC
Proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences

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