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1/05/2013

Hadyn Parry: Re-engineering mosquitos to fight disease

Turning a negative into a positive...


Published on Jan 3, 2013


Hadyn Parry: Re-engineering mosquitoes to fight disease

 
In a single year, there are 200-300 million cases of malaria and 50-100 million cases of dengue fever worldwide. 

So: Why haven't we found a way to effectively kill mosquitoes yet? 

Hadyn Parry presents a fascinating solution: genetically engineering male mosquitoes to make them sterile, and releasing the insects into the wild, to cut down on disease-carrying species.



Source:
Hadyn Parry: Re-engineering mosquitos to fight disease - YouTube

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpsRAk5HpK4




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