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Djibouti releases GMO mosquitoes to eradicate malaria

Djibouti releases GMO mosquitoes to eradicate malaria

Tens of thousands of genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes have been released in Djibouti in an effort to stop the spread of an invasive species that transmits malaria, the BBC reported. The friendly non-biting male Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, developed by Oxitec, a UK-based biotechnology company, carry a gene that kills female …

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