Mosquitoes' mosquitoes to block malaria

Sperm male mosquitoes can be the answer to the problem of preventing the spread of malaria, one of the most deadly diseases in the world.

Although malaria is the culprit in malaria, the disease spreads through mosquito bites. In the past, dealing with this disease with insecticides has increased the number of resistant insects, so scientists have to find another direction by affecting the life cycle of the mosquito, the method of intervention in the their reproduction.

But this method is actually more complicated than expected. Malaria must not be transmitted by male mosquitoes but only through the burning of pregnant female mosquitoes. Researching one of 40 mosquitoes that spread this disease in the wild, researchers from the Royal University of England have created 100 male semen without semen, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy. of Sciences.

In the trial, Dr. Flaminia Catteruccia and his colleagues dived a gene called zpg, which is responsible for sperm production. The mosquitoes experimenting with children also "competed" fairly with other males and mated but that encounter did not "bear fruit".

In addition, scientists also attempted to 'sterilize' the insect based on radiation but it also affected the ability of males to interact with females. New method to overcome this limitation.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, malaria is the fifth leading cause of infectious diseases in the world.