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Bill Gates to Fund Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

posted June 20, 2008 - 2:46pm
Bill Gates to Fund Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

Scientists have genetically modified hundreds of mosquitoes hoping to stop them from spreading the malaria killer disease. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has found the work so promising it has invested nearly $40 million into genetic strategies to stop mosquitoes from transmitting diseases like malaria and dengue fever.

A few years ago, genetic strategies may have seemed far-fetched but today scientists have jumped into full gear to explore new avenues to fight the ever losing battle against malaria.
Andrea Crisanti, a malaria expert in charge of genetically modifying mosquitoes at London's Imperial College has agreed it's time to try something else.

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