SOURCE:BBC WORLD NEWS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34898931
According to BBC World News 'US scientists have bred a genetically modified (GM) mosquito that can resist malaria infection.' This means if the theory works then the offspring created by GM mosquitos will not be able to pass on the parasite that causes malaria. This could be a huge breakthrough for scientists as around 3.2 billion people (almost half of the worlds population) are at risk from the life threatening disease if untreated, I personally was amazed by this article as it is clear scientific knowledge and technology is advancing as many amazing breakthroughs and procedures are going forward which wouldn't of even been thought of as possible in recent decades. In comparison to this GM mosquito that scientists have created I also saw earlier this week that the first full face transplant had been successful in giving a man who had suffered from severe burns the most 'extensive' facial transplant in history. I found both of these articles fascinating as it is evident that as scientific knowledge and technology improves, only more cures and procedures are being developed and concluding in unbelievable results for people effected by disease or injuries that would of been deemed incurable only a decade a go.
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