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Scientists at Oxitec mass-produced and genetically modified male Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs in a lab. The males were released into the wild to mate with females and pass along a gene designed to kill the female offspring, which are the only ones that bite and spread the diseases. The male offspring live on. The males …
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the release from Oxitec, the biotechnology company of genetically altered male mosquitoes. Oxitec is working to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases from the Aedes aegypti, an insect that accounts for the largest number of cases of human diseases such as Zika and yellow fever. It’s important to note that these …
Read moreNew Buzz Alert! Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes are headed to California
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Within a few decades as rising temperatures and changing weather patterns drive the spread of these climate-sensitive infectious diseases globally, often to regions that have not seen them in the past. There will be a growing number of suitable environments for the Aedes mosquito — which transmits dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and other viruses — and it’s predicted that …
Read moreHow technology can help fight climate-sensitive infectious diseases
