Wednesday, 6 February 2019

Red-eyed mosquitoes engineered to break the chain of Zika virus transmission

Genetically engineered mosquitoes developed by scientists in Australia

Scientists in Australia are looking at some pretty creative ways to tackle the Zika virus, which continues to pose a risk to millions across Africa, Asia and parts of the Americas. Following a trial last year where researchers were able to decimate disease-spreading mosquitos in the country's north, scientists have now demonstrated an engineering technology that renders the biggest transmitter of the virus largely immune to it, raising hopes of a new way to control the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2SqNtZV

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