A QUANTUM OF SCIENCE
Dr. Duffy wants to give you malaria.
Well, sort of.
Researchers at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute have developed a weakened version of the malaria bug (Plasmodium falciparum) by deleting from its genome the genetic instructions that allow it to invade the liver and to reproduce. Now SBRI has been approved to conduct human trials using this "neutered" malaria, testing various drugs and vaccines for their effectiveness at blocking the parasite.
And volunteers will get paid somewhere between $2000 and $4000 for their trouble.
For more information:
Seattle Times article "You can get paid to catch malaria"
SBRI press release on the approval to conduct human trials with malaria vaccine
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