#Nigeria: Genetically Engineered Bacteria Prevent Mosquitoes From Transmitting #Malaria
http://allafrica.com/stories/201207240738.html
In a renewed hope to eliminate the menace of malaria on human health, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have genetically modified a bacterium commonly found in the mosquito’s midgut, to kill the malaria parasite before it is transmitted.
(...) According to a study published by PNAS, the modified bacteria were 98 percent effective (...).