Malaysia could be the first country in Asia to use genetically modified mosquitoes to battle a rise in dengue fever, government authorities said on Monday. The programme calls for genetically engineered male mosquitoes to be released into the wild that would mate with females and produce offspring that live shorter lives, thus curbing the population.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/malaysia-use-lab-mosquitoes-fight-dengue
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaysia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dengue
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
