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Support grows for genetically modified mosquitoes in Zika fight
2016-02-17 00:25:47| Biotech - Topix.net
It may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are now spreading Zika acrossthe Americas, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Support grows for genetically modified mosquitoes in Zika fight It may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are now spreading Zika acrossthe Americas, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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WHO paves way use genetically modified mosquitoes combat Zika
2016-02-16 20:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New and potentially controversial techniques including releasing genetically modified or irradiated mosquitos could be deployed to hamper the spread of the Zika virus, according to a statement from the World Health Organisation (WHO) today. Zika is a disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The disease originated in Africa, but in the last decade has spread to French Polynesia in the Pacific, and to Brazil and Colombia. More than 13 countries in the Americas have reported sporadic infections....
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Can We Stop Mosquitoes From Infecting the World?
2016-02-01 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Somewhere beneath the mounds of snow covering Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill district, just steps from the Library of Congress, a cluster of tropical mosquitoes capable of carrying Zika and other viruses is holed up, waiting for spring. Washington, D.C. is well beyond the comfort zone for these mosquitoes-this species can't survive winters north of Alabama and South Carolina. But this colony has somehow hung on for four years, genetic evidence shows, making it the northernmost permanent outpost...
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How Scientists Are Working Eradicate Zika Mosquitoes
2016-01-30 14:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Can the spread of the Zika virus be curtailed by eliminating mosquitoes that carry it? Professor Anthony James of UC Irvine discusses the consequences of pesticides to our health and on the ecosystem.
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Brazil Fights Dengue With Modified Mosquitoes
2014-11-06 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: With Jack o' Lanterns rotting on our doorsteps and a crisp chill in the air, the last thing you may be worried about is a mosquito bite. However, these pests are still a very real concern some parts of the world. Experts in Brazil have been releasing modified mosquitoes in the thousands for the last few months in a unique effort to fight the spread of a painful disease known as Dengue fever. The fever is rarely fatal, with only about one percent of all infections resulting in severe hemorrhagic...
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