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Scientists tricked mosquitoes into delivering vaccines to humans

Author
Joshua Hawkins
Date of article release
25-October-0202
4 min

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Scientists genetically modified malaria-spreading mosquitos to deliver vaccines through mosquito bites—to date, this method has a fifty per cent success rate.

Summary

Joshua Hawkins writing in BGR, makes the following points:

  • Mosquitos would be used in a controlled manner.
  • A large-scale release would require medical and bioethical consent.
  • More research is needed.
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    Learn more about how mosquitos can deliver vaccines when they bite humans.

    References

    Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:
    • Bio-electronic face mask can detect COVID-19 in real time, scientists say- The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
    • PNG and Fiji were both facing COVID catastrophes. Why has one vaccine rollout surged and the other stalled? - The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
    References from the Web:
    • SEP 2022 A box of 200 mosquitoes did the vaccinating in this malaria trial. That's not a joke!-NPR
    • OCT 2022 Scientists tricked 200 mosquitoes into delivering malaria vaccines to humans-Times of India.
    Source Information:   
    • Article Source: BGR | Tech News, Product Picks, Reviews, Deals, & How To
    • Media Check: Boy Genius Report (BGR) - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
    • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
     

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