3. These genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Brazil, Cayman Islands and Malaysia. According to Forbes, their release has been attributable to lower populations of Aedes aegypti, the ...

In a new study published in Nature, scientists have successfully developed genetically modified mosquitoes in Tanzania that ...

What’s scarier, murder hornets or more than 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes? Despite complaints from local residents, officials have received final approval to release the swarm of ...

Malaria and other vector-borne diseases, including dengue and Zika, affect millions globally. More than 400 000 people a year die from malaria alone. If proven safe, effective and affordable, ...

Southern California scientists have created a genetically modified batch of mosquitoes capable of blocking malaria, a development that could help eradicate the disease, UC San Diego officials ...

Malaria isn’t a pretty disease, and it’s one that’s difficult to control because it’s spread widely by mosquitoes. Researchers may have come up with a way to help stop its spread, however, using ...

A genetic technology known as a gene drive could help prevent malaria by spreading genes in wild mosquitoes that stop them transmitting the parasite. Tests in a lab in Tanzania have now confirmed that ...

Only the female mosquito bites for blood, which she needs to mature her eggs. Males feed only on nectar, and are thus not a carrier for disease. The mosquito is also approved to be released into ...

A genetically modified male mosquito named OX5034 has received both state and federal approval to be released into the Florida Keys now through 2022, against the objection of many local residents and ...