title: Target Malaria Has a Killer in Its Sights: Eliminating the world?s deadliest disease has been a priority for decades, and, thanks to innovative gene-drive technology, Target Malaria is getting closer to achieving that goal.
abstract: The mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world (Figure 1). It is the main carrier of parasites that cause malaria, which is a bigger killer than any other disease in history; in fact, some blame malaria for the deaths of half the humans who have ever lived. Today, malaria continues to have a devastating effect on the health of millions of people.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064113:CRISPR-Cas Systems; D009033:Culicidae; D060740:Disease Eradication; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D062346:Molecular Medicine; D010274:Parasitology