Release of GM mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that more studies are needed first. They encourage a publicly accessible registry for GM organisms.
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Genetically modified mosquitoes were released in Brazil in an attempt to halt the spread of dengue fever by reducing the mosquito population.
For several billion people mosquitoes are more than a nuisance – they transmit deadly diseases. Now genetic modification may prove the most effective defense against the mosquito, preventing disease.
Several sites in the US are releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes as a way to fight mosquito-borne viruses that threaten people. What’s the science – and how well will it work?
Insecticides and mosquito nets only get you so far. Synthetic biologists are ready to take the battle against mosquito-borne disease to the level of DNA – which might spell the insects’ ultimate doom.
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Scientific Citizenship Initiative Advisor and Center for Bioethics Lecturer, Harvard University
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Distinguished Research Professor, Dalhousie University
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Medical Entomologist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Vector Ecologist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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