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See also, Debug: https://verily.com/solutions/public-health/debug https://verily.com/solutions/public-health/debug It's a Verily project that causes populatio
by bsimpson 2y ago
See also, Debug:
https://verily.com/solutions/public-health/debug https://verily.com/solutions/public-health/debug
It's a Verily project that causes population collapse in mosquitoes like aedes aegypti by rendering the males infertile.
> Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carry dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever diseases which have a large and growing impact on human health. They live almost exclusively in close association with humans, don’t fly very far compared to some mosquito species and are particularly difficult to attack using traditional methods, such as pesticides and source reduction of breeding sites.They’re also extensively studied in many labs around the world. We hope what we learn with the Aedes aegypti in the field will be helpful in developing new ways of tackling other mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit.