aegypti mosquito and exploited that knowledge to save the lives of millions in Africa. One of the reasons that you only see the Anopheles mosquito being a vector is because of his work on the more prevalent carrier Aedes at the time.
One of the greatest decorated science professors at ND ever, and ND's first ever member of the ultra prestigious National Academy of Sciences. ALL WITH NO INSECTICIDES which was important to him.
Re your mention of malaria resistance.....
Malaria is felt to have selected for people with the Sickle Cell Anemia Trait (carriers of one gene). Because of the hyperactive immune response to filter out misshapen blood cells, those with SS Trait actually present a hostile environment for plasmodium parasite.
Unfortunately, when people are homozygous for the SS gene - they have the Sickle cell Disease with all of it's attendant problems and shortened life span.
I didn't know about their choosing slaves based on this resistance, but it tracks.
Link: https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/how-sickle-cell-protects-against-malaria-a-sticky-connection
Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes
Replies to: "Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes"
- Half of all humans that have ever existed died from mosquito born illnesses. [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 10:07pm 6/4/25
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- Aedes Agytpi is an invasive species - Chris94 - 1:32am 6/5/25
- No.Mosquitos are a massive part of the food chain for many species as well as population control for - BaronVonZemo - 7:40am 6/5/25
- Yes. That mosquito was imported from the Old World. - Chris94 - 8:11am 6/5/25
- I gather “population control” is how you justify the thousands of dead children from cutting USAID. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 7:47am 6/5/25
- I was thinking rodents, etc. Can't separate politics from anything, can you? TDS...... - BaronVonZemo - 7:50am 6/5/25
- No.Mosquitos are a massive part of the food chain for many species as well as population control for - BaronVonZemo - 7:40am 6/5/25
- What could possibly go wrong? - MAS - 10:23pm 6/4/25
- The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT. - iairishcheeks - 10:41pm 6/4/25
- Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes [LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:55pm 6/4/25
- Here is an ND Mag article on Dr Craig [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:57pm 6/4/25
- And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist) [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:58pm 6/4/25
- So we only have to eradicate a few species of mosquito, I say do it. - iairishcheeks - 11:18pm 6/4/25
- And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist) [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:58pm 6/4/25
- Here is an ND Mag article on Dr Craig [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:57pm 6/4/25
- Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes [LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:55pm 6/4/25
- No kidding. Reminds me of the Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon episode. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 10:37pm 6/4/25
- The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT. - iairishcheeks - 10:41pm 6/4/25
- Aedes Agytpi is an invasive species - Chris94 - 1:32am 6/5/25