Friday, February 25, 2011

Fungi Cures Malaria?

From: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/217486.php
Posted by: Kerry Xiong (Giv2Cure) Feb 25, 2011

"Say hello to genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody and a scorpion anti-malarial toxin."

This substance was engineered to specifically target the malaria-causing parasite P. falciparum, the most virulent form.

"The research team found that spraying mosquitoes with the transgenic fungus significantly reduced parasite development. The malaria-causing parasite P. falciparum was found in the salivary glands of just 25% of the mosquitoes sprayed with the transgenic fungi, compared to 87% of those sprayed with the wild-type strain of the fungus and to 94% of those that were not sprayed. Even in the 25% of mosquitoes that still had parasites after being sprayed with the transgenic fungi, parasite numbers were reduced by over 95% compared to the mosquitoes sprayed with the wild-type fungus. "


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