Scientists make 3-eyed, wingless mosquitoes to hinder growth
US-based researchers have used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique to produce yellow, three-eyed and wingless mosquitoes. Further, the transgenic mosquitoes stably expressed the edited traits produced by the Cas9 enzyme in their germline. Researchers said the long-term goal would be to target the Aedes mosquito, which are major carriers of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and zika viruses.