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Gene Drive Mosquitoes (Target Malaria project) — Malaria Control

Submitted by admin on February 21, 2026
Target Organisms
Start Year
2013
Status
Ongoing
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Target Malaria mainly focuses on population-suppression traits in Anopheles mosquitoes
Project Description
Gene Drive Mosquitoes (Target Malaria project) are part of a major international effort to control malaria by genetically modifying mosquitoes so their populations collapse or become unable to transmit the disease.