Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Can Genetically Modified Bugs Reduce Dengue Threat?

An invasive species of mosquito has recently brought dengue fever, a potentially fatal illness, to the Florida Keys. Florida authorities are on the hunt for a new weapon to fight these insects ? and they're looking to Britain. A company called Oxitec is developing genetically modified mosquitoes that it claims can wipe out wild populations ? and with it, the threat of dengue.

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