Malaria

Intellectual Ventures has put some of the profits from licensing patents into developing breakthrough health-care technologies that nobody else has been able to pursue.

• By Julian Smith

A new genetic engineering technology could help fight malaria, but can it be used responsibly?

• By Michael White

Habitat destruction isn’t just killing wildlife—it’s killing us.

• By Brian Palmer

A new study shows the smells can both attract and repel mosquitoes at different stages of the disease. The results might help us fight back.

• By John Upton

To wipe out malaria, scientists have developed a genetic manipulation that limits female offspring.

• By John Upton

Malaria research needs a steady supply of mosquitoes, and breeding them involves extreme self-sacrifice.

• By Ed Yong

In the war against malaria, one small corner of the globe has repeatedly turned the tide, rendering our best weapons moot and medicine on the brink of defeat.

• By Ed Yong

Drugs made from plants are often too expensive for the people who need them. A group of scientists may have found a solution.

• By Michael White

• By Marc Herman