Genetically Modified Mosquitos Neutralize Dengue Virus
Genetically Modified Mosquitos Neutralize Dengue Virus
Tags: Aedes, Dengue, Gene drive synthetic, Population modification/replacementN. P. Dyal, Infectious Disease Advisor, 2020.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a target gene in mosquitos that renders the insects completely refractory to all 4 serotypes of the dengue virus and thus, incapable of transmitting the virus to humans, according to study results published in PLoS Pathogens
