The Philippine Department of Science and Technology is considering unleashing genetically modified mosquitoes to combat the dengue fever epidemic.
In a roundtable discussion attended by at least 60 Filipino scientists on Monday, scientists from the British based Oxford Insect Technologies (Oxitec) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) proposed their newest technology aimed at eradicating the Aedes aegypti species of dengue-carrying mosquito.
Dr. Luke Alphey, co-founder and chief scientist of Oxitec, Dr. Anthony James, a molecular biologist and a member of NAS, and Dr. David Brown-who are all part of a team working on the genetically engineered mosquitoes-are in the country on the invitation of the DOST.
(source: Yahoo News)
