Although the protocol applies to GM mosquitoes intended for disease control, its terms were negotiated primarily with concerns over the safety and trade of GM crops in mind. A sub-working group ...

The Malaysian Academy of Sciences is likely to advise the government to press on with field trials of genetically modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes created by Oxitec of Oxford. Oxitec uses ...

there is no evidence or proof that genetically modified mosquitoes would contribute to tackling the current challenges in the fight against malaria.The Uganda Virus Research Institute is pressing ...

The mosquitoes would need to be genetically modified so they only expressed the toxic semen once they were released into the wild, the researchers said. This could be done through so-called ...

Genetically modified mosquitoes with poisonous semen could soon be deployed in a bid to take out the disease carrying female mosquitoes. Researchers from the government funded CSIRO have worked ...

The mosquitoes would need to be genetically modified so they only expressed the toxic semen once they were released into the wild, the researchers said. This could be done through so-called ...

Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and a new venture wants to change that by introducing genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) right here ...

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GENETICALLY engineered "toxic male" mosquitoes could help kill off disease-spreading females. Scientists say the gene-hacked male insects can cull female numbers by mating with venomous semen.

Researchers from the government funded CSIRO have worked with UK company Oxitec Ltd to develop a genetically modified species of mosquito that will hopefully see blood-feasting and disease ...