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January 27, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n By Michelle Lynn D’Souza<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”0|0px|31px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ _builder_version=”4.0.4″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.4″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]<\/p>\n T<\/span>arget Malaria aims to reduce malaria transmission by reducing the population of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes using genetic technologies. As part of their research, they want to know the ecological implications of reducing populations of the mosquito\u2014the key vector for malaria in Africa.<\/p>\n Researchers are using DNA barcoding technologies to catalogue the insect community in Ghana. They will then use this catalogue or library to identify the insect species that are eaten by local birds, bats, and other insect-eating arthropods as well the host species in a mosquito bloodmeal, all through metabarcoding techniques that identify DNA fragments by matching sequences to the local DNA barcode library.<\/p>\n In the end, they will use these data to construct an ecological network that will quantitatively demonstrate how Anopheles gambiae <\/em>is connected to the other members of the ecosystem.<\/p>\n These efforts are a demonstration of the power of DNA barcoding and its ability to reveal the nature and intensity of interactions among all species. This endeavour, to reveal species interactions to clarify their role in structing biological communities, is a key research theme of BIOSCAN, iBOL’s new seven-year, $180 million global research program that aims to revolutionize our understanding of biodiversity and our capacity to manage it.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oEwrtVADfxM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=iBOLConsortium” _builder_version=”4.8.1″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” background_color=”#f2f2f2″ custom_padding=”50px|50px|50px|50px|false|false”]<\/p>\n For more information on Target malaria efforts in Ghana see: <\/span>The important interactions behind the itch<\/a><\/p>\n For more information on BIOSCAN see:\u00a0 BIOSCAN – Illuminating biodiversity and supporting sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ 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