Fast, inexpensive test for malaria drills down to specifics

A team of researchers has developed a CRISPR-based malaria test that is fast, inexpensive and can be conducted in low-resource settings.

Benjamin Boettner • harvard
Sept. 21, 2020 ~6 min

Bed nets coated with antimalaria compound block parasite

Considering a new strategy for malaria control that complements existing insecticide-treated bed nets, a Harvard-led study found that mosquitoes landing on surfaces coated with the antimalarial drug atovaquone were blocked from developing the parasite that causes the disease.

Chris Sweeney • harvard
Feb. 28, 2019 ~5 min


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