shaedyone t1_ivi7ujp wrote on November 8, 2022 at 3:39 AM Reply to English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae. by lughnasadh Pretty sure Australian researchers from CSIRO have been doing this for years now. I remember specifically one of their mosquito research areas on base in Brisbane. Permalink 1
shaedyone t1_ivi7ujp wrote
Reply to English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae. by lughnasadh
Pretty sure Australian researchers from CSIRO have been doing this for years now. I remember specifically one of their mosquito research areas on base in Brisbane.