World Mosquito Day: Can genetic modification techniques quash the menace?

CNBCTV18, CNBC TV18, 2022.

Genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are prepared in labs and are supposed to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which spread viruses including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Billions have apparently been successfully released in the US, Brazil, the Cayman Islands, Panama, and India.

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