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The mosquito genome

The post-genomic era opens

The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is the main agent in the transmission of human malaria. Its genome sequence will in time help to devise control strategies, but will be a more immediate boon for insect biologists.

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INSTITUT PASTEUR/P. BREY (top); E. DE GREGORIO (bottom)

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De Gregorio, E., Lemaitre, B. The post-genomic era opens. Nature 419, 496–497 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/419496a

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