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![]() Our aim is use the latest genetic techniques to accelerate and enhance traditional plant breeding and create new, non GM varieties of Artemisia with increased artemisinin yields. Malaria claims almost a million lives every year but there is renewed global determination to halt it. The new varieties will improve the supply of artemisinin for use in artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), making these vital medicines more accessible to malaria victims. They are being developed for use by farmers in Asia and Africa, for whom Artemisia can be an
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First genetic map of Artemisia published in Science The botanical solution for malaria. Science perspective article Gene map of anti-malaria plant could boost supply BBC online Science in Action podcast interview with Ian Graham Press release; New genetic map will speed up plant breeding....
If you would like to receive updates on project progress, please email us at CNAP-Artemisia@york.ac.uk
The CNAP Artemisia Research Project is part of the The report from The 2008 Artemisinin Enterprise Conference |
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Department of Biology |