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To fight Zika, let's genetically modify mosquitoes – the old-fashioned way

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

The near panic caused by the rapid spread of the Zika virus has brought new urgency to the question of how best to control mosquitoes that transmit human diseases. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes bite people across the globe, spreading three viral diseases: dengue, chikungunya and Zika. There are no proven effective vaccines or specific medications to...

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