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2 unusual facts about Cucumaria echinata


C. echinata

Cucumaria echinata, a sea cucumber species found in the Bay of Bengal

Cucumaria echinata

It is known to produce a lectin that has the ability to block the development of Plasmodium, the causal agent of malaria, when it is expressed in genetically modified Anopheles mosquitoes.



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