Funding for groundbreaking research on malaria transmission-blocking microbe 

1 December 2020​: Following discovery by scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (www.icipe.org) that a microbe named Microsporidia MB found in mosquitoes is capable of blocking transmission of malaria from the mosquitoes to people, icipe has been awarded a USD 2.2 million grant by Open Philanthropy (www.openphilanthropy.org).

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Colony collapse disorder in honeybees is a major concern, and alternative pollinators are of great interest. Stingless bees are highly efficient pollinators and their honey is in great demand because of its cultural and medicinal properties. icipe is at the forefront studying African stingless bees.