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Transgenic Fungi †¢ Malaria is an infectious disease carried by mosquitos that affects humans. †¢ Genetically engineered fungus with genes for anti-malarial antibodies from humans may be useful in combating the disease. †¢ Pesticides already in use are becoming ineffective. †¢ This method could also combat insect and tick-bug diseases. †¢ The researchers made this fungus by using an existing fungus that targets mosquitos and genetically modifying it to have genes for malarial antibodies. †¢ The antibody attacks the parasite which causes malaria. †¢ 3 separate groups of mosquitos which carried the parasite which caused malaria. One of the groups was sprayed with the fungus, another group sprayed with the wild type fungus and the last group weren’t altered. †¢ Only a quarter of the mosquitos sprayed with the transgenic fungus still carried the parasite, and there was a 95% drop in parasite numbers on the mosquitos that still carried the parasite. †¢ 87% of the mosquitos sprayed with the wild-type fungus still carried the parasite. †¢ 94% of the mosquitos from the group that wasn’t sprayed carried the parasite. †¢ 240 million people are infected with malaria through insects carrying parasites annualy. †¢ 850 000 people lose their lives to malaria every year. †¢ Mosquitos have become resistant to existing pesticides. SOURCE ANALYSIS Transgenic Fungi University of Maryland. (2011, February 26). Transgenic fungi may be able to combat malaria and other bug-borne diseases. 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