New Mosquitos Can Help Beat Malaria
Malaria is making a comeback in the United States. Mosquitos might be part of the solution.
Malaria is making a comeback in the United States. Mosquitos might be part of the solution.
The goal is to drastically reduce the population of disease-carrying bloodsuckers.
Oxitec has genetically engineered mosquitoes that pass a self-destruct code to all of their female offspring.
Gene drives could spread this beneficial trait through wild mosquito populations.
"If my kids lived in Africa, I'd say, 'Go for it as quickly as possible,'" says researcher.
The good news is that anti-technology activists are unlikely to succeed in imposing a global moratorium.
Regulatory precaution, not rising temperatures, is the main driver for the increase in vector-borne disease.
On the other hand, Google's Verily is debugging Fresno.
It's democratic, so what could possibly be wrong with that?
Just as Zika virus breaks out in Florida - coincidence?
If only there were a technology that could reduce the numbers of these deadly mosquitoes
If the FDA will let them, they could do the same thing here when Zika arrives
Meanwhile FDA bows to anti-biotech activist fears and won't expedite approval of proven technology
Blame any zika-caused microencephaly on Friends of the Earth, the Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, and GMO Free USA
It is not inevitable that there will be a major zika outbreak in the U.S.
While we wait for a vaccine, GMO mosquitoes are here now to help control the outbreak.
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