Scientists in Brazil are preparing to unleash millions of mosquitoes to have sex with and kill their distant cousins.
British firm Oxitec says its genetically modified insects will target species such as the Aedes aegypti, which carry Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya.
The mutant bugs will mate with the females and spawn babies with a genetic flaw that causes them to die quickly.
Female mosquitoes only need to mate once in their life to produce a few batches of eggs.
“What we do here is eliminate the mosquitoes that transmit the virus," said Oxitec biologist Karla Tepedino. Full story...
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British firm Oxitec says its genetically modified insects will target species such as the Aedes aegypti, which carry Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya.
The mutant bugs will mate with the females and spawn babies with a genetic flaw that causes them to die quickly.
Female mosquitoes only need to mate once in their life to produce a few batches of eggs.
“What we do here is eliminate the mosquitoes that transmit the virus," said Oxitec biologist Karla Tepedino. Full story...
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