Researchers Genetically Modify First Batch Of Mosquitoes Resistant To All Four Types Of Dengue

Tags: Aedes, Dengue, Gene drive synthetic, Population modification/replacement
M. Dapcevich, IFL Science, 2020.

An international team of researchers have synthetically engineered a breed of mosquitos that are resistant to all four types of the dengue virus for the first time, a feat they say may someday suppress the disease and stop its transmission to humans.