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Targeting the Mosquito in the fight against Malaria

Will the mosquito genome help malaria researchers beat the disease?

Africa Malaria Day this week addressed the lack of effective vaccine for humans but sequencing a mosquito genome could open new possibilities. How the slipper plant in Chile produces its own natural insecticides. The disastrous effect of introduced possums on the native New Zealand ecosystem. Scientists ask for the public's help in conducting shore-debris surveys on remote islands around the world. Why has the uptake of solar cookers in Kenya been slower than expected?

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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