Brazil Approves Use Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Combat Dengue Fever

Allegra Staples
Mon, 05 May 2014 06:59:35 -0700

While most scientists are focused on creating vaccines for life threatening mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever and malaria, British biotech firm Oxitec is taking a unique approach. They want to nip the problem in the bud or should we say larva, by killing the dengue-carrying mosquitos with the help of genetically modified laboratory versions.