Saturday, May 25, 2013

Meddling with Male Malaria Mosquito "Mating Plug" to Control an Epidemic

Meddling with Male Malaria Mosquito "Mating Plug" to Control an Epidemic

Using information about the unique mating practices of the male malaria mosquito - which, unlike any other insect, inserts a plug to seal its sperm inside the female - scientists are zeroing in on a birth-control drug for Anopheles mosquitoes, deadly carriers of the disease that threatens 3... [via Newswise]