Brazil to Breed Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Jul 9, 2012 7:52:01 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Jul 9, 2012 7:52:01 GMT -5
Brazil to Breed Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Dengue 
Brasilia – The goal sounds easier than it is: Breed genetically modified mosquitoes that would actually cut down mosquito populations.
Brazilian authorities inaugurated Saturday a breeder for a genetically modified type of aedes aegypti mosquito in hopes of finding a more effective way to combat dengue, of which 431,194 cases have been registered this year nationwide.
The so-called "mosquito factory" was built at a cost of 1.7 million reais ($850,000) and financed by the government of Bahia state with the help of the Health Ministry.
According to health officials, mosquitoes bred in such an installation receive injections of different viruses, which are transmitted in the instant of reproduction and kill the larvae before they are born, which means the number of mosquitoes tends to diminish.
Read more: latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/07/08/brazil-to-breed-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-to-fight-dengue/?test=latestnews#ixzz2085KeYwt
Brasilia – The goal sounds easier than it is: Breed genetically modified mosquitoes that would actually cut down mosquito populations.
Brazilian authorities inaugurated Saturday a breeder for a genetically modified type of aedes aegypti mosquito in hopes of finding a more effective way to combat dengue, of which 431,194 cases have been registered this year nationwide.
The so-called "mosquito factory" was built at a cost of 1.7 million reais ($850,000) and financed by the government of Bahia state with the help of the Health Ministry.
According to health officials, mosquitoes bred in such an installation receive injections of different viruses, which are transmitted in the instant of reproduction and kill the larvae before they are born, which means the number of mosquitoes tends to diminish.
Read more: latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/07/08/brazil-to-breed-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-to-fight-dengue/?test=latestnews#ixzz2085KeYwt