Here’s
a thought. Genetically modified screwworm flies and tsetse flies have been
created which when released into the wild mate with indigenous flies to produce
young which die before reaching maturity and breeding. Populations of these
flies therefore die out, and so the diseases they carry are also eradicated.
Genetically modified mosquitoes are currently
being released in Brazil to wipe out Dengue fever. I wonder if something similar
might eventually do for malaria…?
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