TOPIC scientists![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]](http://scienceline.org/_s/files/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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