Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to End Dengue
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The Philippine Department of Science and Technology is considering unleashing genetically modified mosquitoes to combat the dengue fever epidemic.
In a roundtable discussion attended by at least 60 Filipino scientists on Monday, scientists from the British-based Oxford Insect Technologies (Oxitec) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) proposed their newest technology aimed at eradicating the Aedes aegypti species of dengue-carrying mosquito.
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