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Can genetically-modified mosquitoes help fight vector-borne diseases like Malaria?
This spring, a U.K.-based company released genetically engineered mosquitos in the Florida Keys – part of an experiment that researchers hope could eventually result in a new weapon against diseases like Dengue Fever.Mosquitos have long been associated with the spread of vector-borne diseases, but scientists hope by genetically altering their DNA, they could prevent them from passing on pathogens to humans. A similar experiment was carried out two years ago in Burkina Faso, where Malaria is endemic.