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A gene drive that is designed to sterilise females of two modified parents is able to crash the natural population of malaria mosquitoes as it spreads. If the number of mosquitoes it brought below a critical threshold, malaria will be eliminated.

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current06:58, 17 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 06:58, 17 July 20171,224 × 475 (58 KB)Andrew M Hammond (talk | contribs)A gene drive that is designed to sterilise females of two modified parents is able to crash the natural population of malaria mosquitoes as it spreads. If the number of mosquitoes it brought below a critical threshold, malaria will be eliminated.

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