400,000 Genetic Markers Revealed in Malaria Mosquito (VIDEO)

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Boston College DeLuca Professor of Biology Marc A.T. Muskavitch discusses his latest malaria research, published in the journal Science. Muskavitch and an international team of researchers developed the first high-resolution microarray for a vector mosquito, finding 400,000 genetic markers that reveal the evolution and adaptation of the mosquito that transmits the deadly malaria parasite.

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