Scientists develop 'mosquito STD' to combat malaria
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Scientists have developed a genetically modified fungus that acts as a sexually transmitted disease for mosquitoes, effectively killing female mosquitoes that spread malaria, and could become a powerful tool in controlling the disease's spread.
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