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Mosquitoes Genetically Engineered To Vaccinate People
July 22nd, 1996
Two British scientists are aiming to use genetically engineered mosquitoes as flying syringes to try to vaccinate people against malaria and other diseases. Professor Bob Sinden, Imperial College, University of London, United Kingdom, and Professor Julian Crampton, School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University, United Kingdom, said they have taken a key step in the process but have a long way to go. The scientists received a patent in 1995. "The key thing that we're doing is using the mosquito as the syringe," Sinden said. What the scientists have been trying to do is take bits of the parasite that causes malaria and put it into the body so the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (1996-07-22)
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