Eliminating A Disease-Spreading Mosquito In Houston Could Mean Releasing Millions More Into The Area

By Texas Standard

Published September 8, 2020 at 1:58 PM CDT

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The Aedes aegypti mosquito.

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A biotech company plans to release 750 million genetically modified male mosquitoes that would produce “less fit” offspring.