Malaria Vaccine, Via Mosquito 178
CodeShark writes "The AP is reporting that mosquitoes have been used for the first time to deliver anti-malarial vaccine through their bites. According to this article the results were crystal clear: 100% of the vaccinated group acquired immunity, everyone in the non-vaccinated control group did not. Those in the control group and developed malaria when exposed to the parasites later, the vaccinated group did not. Malaria kills nearly a million people per year, mostly children."
Biology imitates computer science? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Thanks Bill Gates! (Score:1, Funny)
Gee, you central americans sure seem to like this Lunix I keep hearing about.
It sure would be a shame if our malaria vaccine ran out. Have you seen Window 7? Oh, I think you'll find it's pretty nice...
Re:Mutation (Score:1, Funny)
Next, AIDS vaccinations via what?!?
Re:Mutation (Score:1, Funny)
It could develop into a disease that kills millions a year, like Malaria.
Everybody has AIDS (Score:5, Funny)
Next up, new AIDS vaccine is delivered by sluts.
Re:Okay, I read TFA, what I want to know is (Score:5, Funny)
it requires a little stable of infected mosquitos.
That sounds repulsive and adorable at the same time.
Re:Mutation (Score:4, Funny)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis [wikipedia.org]