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Not my area, so I'm not really sure how significant it is, but this looks interesting: | Not my area, so I'm not really sure how significant it is, but this looks interesting: | ||
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/20/glaxo-malaria-drugs-public-domain | http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/20/glaxo-malaria-drugs-public-domain | ||
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This is catching my interest, so I'll be doing more. My immediate intention is to adapt some parasite life cycle drawings and label where the various drugs work. | |||
Does anyone have special knowledge of the newer protection techniques? I have found some papers about minor modification to African traditional housing that is very conducive to cheap installation of insecticide-impregnated material. There is a U.S. military report, but I'm not sure how seriously to take it, of a system of detecting mosquitoes in a field installation and shooting them down with a laser. | |||
I'll try to pick up on Sandy's link and developmental drugs, but if anyone feels more competent to take on the challenges of malaria vaccine -- you probably are. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 14:07, 30 May 2010 (UTC) | |||
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Interesting malaria story
Not my area, so I'm not really sure how significant it is, but this looks interesting: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/20/glaxo-malaria-drugs-public-domain
Next steps
This is catching my interest, so I'll be doing more. My immediate intention is to adapt some parasite life cycle drawings and label where the various drugs work.
Does anyone have special knowledge of the newer protection techniques? I have found some papers about minor modification to African traditional housing that is very conducive to cheap installation of insecticide-impregnated material. There is a U.S. military report, but I'm not sure how seriously to take it, of a system of detecting mosquitoes in a field installation and shooting them down with a laser.
I'll try to pick up on Sandy's link and developmental drugs, but if anyone feels more competent to take on the challenges of malaria vaccine -- you probably are. Howard C. Berkowitz 14:07, 30 May 2010 (UTC)