The scientists used the new CRISPR / Cas9 system, which permits precise DNA editing, to delete a gene called FREP1 from the genome of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the chief transmitters of malaria to humans. (sciencedaily.com)
Gene drive technology might limit the ability of Anopheles gambiae mosquito to transmit malaria to humans. (sciencemag.org)
Eight species known as the Anopheles gambiae complex of mosquitoes in Africa became separate species less than 5 million years ago, and they sometimes still interbreed, producing fertile hybrids. (sciencenews.org)