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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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 Mosquitoes: a Cure for Malaria? 

Scientist takes risks to find cure

(Newser) - Mosquitoes land, swap a little of your blood for parasites that head straight to your liver, and so cause a million malaria-related deaths every year, writes Jason Fagone in Esquire. But what if you took those same mosquitoes and irradiated them? You get weakened parasites that make the perfect vaccine,... More »

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Africa malaria vaccine mosquito PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Dr. Stephen Hoffman

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