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it's hard to believe but malaria still

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it's hard to believe but malaria still
 

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it's hard to believe but malaria still
claims over a million lives around the

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claims over a million lives around the
 

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claims over a million lives around the
globe every year

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globe every year
 

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globe every year
in fact more than half the world's

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in fact more than half the world's
 

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in fact more than half the world's
population lives in areas with active

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population lives in areas with active
 

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population lives in areas with active
malaria transmission and with no vaccine

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malaria transmission and with no vaccine
 

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malaria transmission and with no vaccine
the problem is getting worse

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the disease is spread by certain types

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the disease is spread by certain types
 

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the disease is spread by certain types
of mosquitoes known in the scientific

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of mosquitoes known in the scientific
 

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of mosquitoes known in the scientific
world as anopheles

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world as anopheles
 

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world as anopheles
rice fields of which there are over 500

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rice fields of which there are over 500
 

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rice fields of which there are over 500
000 acres in california's sacramento

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000 acres in california's sacramento
 

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000 acres in california's sacramento
valley serve as ideal breeding grounds

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valley serve as ideal breeding grounds
 

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valley serve as ideal breeding grounds
for these insects

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for these insects
 

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for these insects
although malaria is not prevalent here

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although malaria is not prevalent here
 

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although malaria is not prevalent here
the mosquitoes are so it's a good study

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the mosquitoes are so it's a good study
 

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the mosquitoes are so it's a good study
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using scanners aboard satellites and

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using scanners aboard satellites and
 

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using scanners aboard satellites and
aircraft such as the u2

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aircraft such as the u2
 

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aircraft such as the u2
scientists like byron wood at nasa's

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scientists like byron wood at nasa's
 

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scientists like byron wood at nasa's
ames research center are producing and

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ames research center are producing and
 

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ames research center are producing and
analyzing imagery of the valley which

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analyzing imagery of the valley which
 

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analyzing imagery of the valley which
might help make malaria control more

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might help make malaria control more
 

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might help make malaria control more
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manageable
 

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manageable
the black blocks here are flooded rice

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the black blocks here are flooded rice
 

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the black blocks here are flooded rice
fields before the plants have emerged

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by looking at how the rice shown in red

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by looking at how the rice shown in red
 

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by looking at how the rice shown in red
develops in these fields wood and his

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develops in these fields wood and his
 

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develops in these fields wood and his
colleagues predict which are likely to

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colleagues predict which are likely to
 

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colleagues predict which are likely to
produce the most mosquitoes

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produce the most mosquitoes
 

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produce the most mosquitoes
information like this would help

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information like this would help
 

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information like this would help
organizations such as the sutter yuba

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organizations such as the sutter yuba
 

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organizations such as the sutter yuba
mosquito control district whose job it

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mosquito control district whose job it
 

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mosquito control district whose job it
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is to limit populations of the insects
 

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is to limit populations of the insects
they now have to trudge through

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they now have to trudge through
 

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they now have to trudge through
thousands of acres of flooded rice

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thousands of acres of flooded rice
 

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thousands of acres of flooded rice
fields every year looking for mosquito

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fields every year looking for mosquito
 

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fields every year looking for mosquito
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counting the tiny squiggly larvae makes

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counting the tiny squiggly larvae makes
 

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counting the tiny squiggly larvae makes
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it possible to spray only in fields
 

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it possible to spray only in fields
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where it's absolutely necessary an
 

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where it's absolutely necessary an
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important concern economically and
 

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important concern economically and
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but the counting process is so

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but the counting process is so
 

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but the counting process is so
labor-intensive it's virtually

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labor-intensive it's virtually
 

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labor-intensive it's virtually
impossible in parts of the world with

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impossible in parts of the world with
 

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impossible in parts of the world with
far more rice fields and wouldn't have

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far more rice fields and wouldn't have
 

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far more rice fields and wouldn't have
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to be done at all if mosquito
 

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to be done at all if mosquito
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concentrations could be determined from
 

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concentrations could be determined from
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under dr bob washington's direction

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under dr bob washington's direction
 

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under dr bob washington's direction
scientists from the university of

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scientists from the university of
 

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scientists from the university of
california davis work with the sutter

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california davis work with the sutter
 

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california davis work with the sutter
yuba district to check the accuracy of

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yuba district to check the accuracy of
 

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yuba district to check the accuracy of
nasa's imagery

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nasa's imagery
 

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nasa's imagery
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in addition to counting larvae they
 

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in addition to counting larvae they
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determine the ages of adult mosquitoes
 

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determine the ages of adult mosquitoes
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in the area by removing and examining
 

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in the area by removing and examining
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female ovaries
 

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female ovaries
there should be very few young adults

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there should be very few young adults
 

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there should be very few young adults
where low larvae counts were predicted

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where low larvae counts were predicted
 

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where low larvae counts were predicted
and so far nasa researchers have been

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and so far nasa researchers have been
 

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and so far nasa researchers have been
right 80 percent of the time

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right 80 percent of the time
 

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right 80 percent of the time
uc davis researchers are also working on

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uc davis researchers are also working on
 

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uc davis researchers are also working on
a fungus as an alternative to chemicals

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a fungus as an alternative to chemicals
 

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a fungus as an alternative to chemicals
currently used in mosquito control

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currently used in mosquito control
 

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currently used in mosquito control
this fungus produces spores that attack

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this fungus produces spores that attack
 

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this fungus produces spores that attack
only mosquito larvae nothing else in the

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only mosquito larvae nothing else in the
 

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only mosquito larvae nothing else in the
environment is affected and since it

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environment is affected and since it
 

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environment is affected and since it
continues to work in the fields months

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continues to work in the fields months
 

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continues to work in the fields months
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and possibly years after a single
 

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and possibly years after a single
application it could prove more cost

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application it could prove more cost
 

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application it could prove more cost
effective as well

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effective as well
 

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effective as well
the task now is to get the fungus and

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the task now is to get the fungus and
 

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the task now is to get the fungus and
imaging techniques to countries that

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imaging techniques to countries that
 

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imaging techniques to countries that
need the most malaria control

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need the most malaria control
 

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need the most malaria control
bringing nasa technology university

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bringing nasa technology university
 

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bringing nasa technology university
expertise and public agency experience

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expertise and public agency experience
 

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expertise and public agency experience
to bear on a serious world health

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to bear on a serious world health
 

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to bear on a serious world health
problem