AdvertisementHow An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-DestructJuly 28, 2021Rob SteinfacebookEmailA female Anopheles mosquito, a common vector for malaria, feeds on human skin. In a landmark study, researchers showed that genetically modified Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes could crash their own species in an environment mimicking sub-Saharan Africa, where the malaria-carrying mosquitoes spread. (Wikimedia Commons)