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Overcoming Bias Commenter's avatar

I can see the next question being a matter of the ethics of genetically modifying an entire species, and why not, at that point, just genetically modify humans to be resistant plasmodium? Should we?

There are so many different research efforts coming at curing malaria from so many different angles, it's fascinating, and I hope they succeed soon! But I have to agree, there are easier ways than eliminating all mosquitos.

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Mark Bahner's avatar

I see people are already working on this:

Making mosquitoes resistant to transmitting malaria

Godspeed to them!

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