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piggyBac-mediated Germline Transformation of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles stephensi Using the Red Fluorescent Protein dsRED as a Selectable Marker
1 Mar 2002
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It is estimated that every year malaria infects approximately 300 million people and accounts for the death of 2 million individuals. The Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria in humans are transmitted exclusively by mosquito species belonging to the Anopheles genus. The recent development of a gene transfer technology for Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, using the Minos transposable element marked with the...
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