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Eradicate Malaria Using Genetic Engineering
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Mosquito, now you may bite me. Thank you genetic engineering!

It has been estimated that 3 million people die of malaria disease. Majority of them are children’s under five year age. Accordingly malaria kills 3,000 children’s per day. This number is significantly more than AIDS. As we all known that malaria is caused by four species of Plasmodium protozoa parasites namely Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P.malaria. The most dangerous is P. falciparum. The mosquito does not cause the malaria but is a vehicle for transfer of these parasites which actually cause disease. The Anopheline mosquitoes are responsible for transfer of these parasites.

In spite of combination therapies, including artesunate and mefloquine drugs etc, the complete eradication of malaria is yet not possible. But the new developments in biotechnology field have shown a promising technology which cans completely eradicate malaria. Biotechnology is employing the concept & knowledge of life cycle of parasite with respect to Anopheline mosquitoes. It has been known by research that the parasite need more than 2 weeks to be able to reproduce and completely establish in mosquito while the age of mosquito is only 3 weeks. Therefore, this is a clue, biotechnology has been successful in genetically modifying few of these Anopheline mosquitoes which reduced their life span by few days, such that the parasites cannot reproduce and establish themselves in mosquitoes as they need complete two weeks for the same and mosquitoes die before it happens. Thus even though mosquito’s bites, they will not transfer viable parasites as required for infection and establishment purpose. Neither the mosquitoes will be infected nor the humans. Once again thank you GE and biotechnology, for tomorrow you may save more than 3000 children’s a day from malaria!
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