Life Science
Raising Mosquitoes to Fight Malaria
Jean Robert Nonon raises mosquitoes at New York University, sending them across the globe for malaria research.
Erik Ortlip • June 23, 2009
![Mosquitoes are the only place that the malaria parasite can undergo its reproductive stage. Raising these insects is vital to malaria research. [Photo Credit: Gerald Yuvallos via www.flickr.com]](https://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mosquito-gerald-yuvallos-512x341.jpg)
Mosquitoes are the only place that the malaria parasite can undergo its reproductive stage. Raising these insects is vital to malaria research. [Photo Credit: Gerald Yuvallos via www.flickr.com]
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