Robert Harrell looks at mosquito larvae inside an insectory at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's Insect Transformation Facility in Rockville, Md. , Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Think your job's tedious? Try beheading 100 mosquitoes an hour. Gently, no smushing allowed: Malaria parasites lurk in these mosquitoes' salivary glands, and a small company on the outskirts of the nation's capital needs them unharmed for a dramatic test _ attempting the first live vaccine to fight malaria. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Robert Harrell looks at mosquito larvae inside an insectory at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's Insect Transformation Facility in Rockville, Md. , Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Think your job's tedious? Try beheading 100 mosquitoes an hour. Gently, no smushing allowed: Malaria parasites lurk in these mosquitoes' salivary glands, and a small company on the outskirts of the nation's capital needs them unharmed for a dramatic test _ attempting the first live vaccine to fight malaria.

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