Modified mozzie to fight dengue fever

Researchers report success from the release into the environment of dengue fever-carrying mosquitoes engineered to ensure their offspring don’t reach adulthood.

New York Times: 30 October 2011

The research was published in a letter in Nature Biotechnology and Scientific American provide further analysis

Nature Biotechnology letter

Scientific American: Should Scientists Use Genetically Modified Insects to Fight Disease?

TechNyou has also posted news and blogs about this research and Australian research investigating an alternative approach to manipulate the dengue mozzie to fight the disease

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