Mosquitoes kill more people each year than any other animal. In 2023, the blood-sucking insects infected a reported 263 ...

Dr. Nathan Rose, the head of Regulatory Affairs at Oxitec, tells VERIFY the company produces genetically modified male mosquitoes to target the wild Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes because they ...

A team from UC San Diego, John Hopkins and UC Berkeley Universities found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that ...

These mosquitoes have a gene that prevents female mosquitoes from living to adulthood, so they can’t continue to reproduce — which reduces the population. "Genetically modified mosquitoes are ...

The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful "gene drive." The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects.

The mosquitoes are an entirely new kind of genetically modified organism. The insects, members of the species that transmits malaria, were modified using the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR ...

"Genetically modified mosquitoes are an important tool," Dr. Adalja says. The EPA says that use of genetically modified mosquitoes poses no risk to people, animals or the environment.

Genetically modified mosquitoes and vaccines -- what to know about dengue fever By Dr. Adiba Matin, ABCNews Wednesday, September 27, 2023 ...

Dr. Nathan Rose, the head of Regulatory Affairs at Oxitec, tells VERIFY the company produces genetically modified male mosquitoes to target the wild Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes because they ...

Dr. Nathan Rose, the head of Regulatory Affairs at Oxitec, tells VERIFY the company produces genetically modified male mosquitoes to target the wild Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes because they ...