GENETICALLY engineered “toxic male” mosquitoes could help kill off disease-spreading females. Scientists say the gene-hacked ...
Scientists at Macquarie University have developed a 'Toxic Male Technique' that engineers male insects to produce venom ...
The aim is to reduce the number of mosquitoes that carry diseases like dengue or the Zika virus ... states "as a testing ground for these mutant bugs". According to Oxitec's website, the company ...