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Enhancing Mosquito Genome Assembly with a Low-Input DNA Protocol
Creating reference genomes for mosquitos is a challenge. But now, in a partnership between the Sanger Institute and PacBio, it can be made with just 100 nanograms of DNA.
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The Accuracy of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria
I’m joined by Dr Mark Amos to discuss the accuracy of malaria diagnostic tools. How do RDTs compare to traditional lab testing?
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Using Gene Drives to Target Malaria Carrying Mosquitos
Target Malaria is a consortium of researchers using ‘gene drives’ to fight malaria. I speak with Dr Alekos Simoni, one of their researchers based at Imperial College London.
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Five Minutes with Professor Marcia Castro | Harvard’s Online Malaria Course
Professor Marcia Castro from Harvard University helped launch MalariaX. It’s an online course that details the science and technology of malaria, as well as the historical, political, social and economic factors to its eradication.
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Five Minutes with Michelle Stanton | Using Drones to Fight Malaria
Michelle Stanton is trying to reduce malaria deaths by better understanding where mosquito breeding spots are. She’s using the power of drones to capture aerial imagery in Malawi’s drone corridor – a patch of land devoted to humanitarian drone testing.
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Five Minutes with Professor Steve Lindsay | Mosquito Nets
Live from Durham University, I speak with Professor Steve Lindsay. His research in developing a new type of mosquito net has hit the headlines, being described as ‘revolutionary’, with the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives.
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Five Minutes with Professor Archie Clements | Curtin University
We’re joined by Professor Archie Clements who is Pro Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Australia. He shares his views on the Malaria World Congress that took place in Melbourne earlier this year, and on the FDA’s approval of Tafenoquine.
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Five Minutes with Elena & Joanne | Feminism and Malaria
Since the story broke of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct, there’s been an increase in feminism, with the MeToo movement demanding equality. Elena and Joanne have created a website called ‘Women in Malaria’, it acts as a platform for women working in malaria research.
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Five Minutes with Dr Michelle Wykes | The Immune System’s Response to Malaria
Dr Michelle Wykes runs the Molecular Immunology unit at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and has been focusing on trying to improve the immune system’s response to a malaria infection. We discuss her recent work in malaria research which has been hailed as a breakthrough.
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Five Minutes with Professor James McCarthy | The Safety of Tafenoquine
Tafenoquine is safe and effective, according to the Australian researcher, Professor James McCarthy. He tells us how Tafenoquine and Mefloquine are very different in how they interact with the body.