Biotech ##nology ##tech is tackling Yellow Fever with genetically modified mosquitos . When the modified male mosquito mates with a female , a deadly virus is passed on and the offspring die . 50 - 100 million are infected with Dengue Fever each year .
Biotech firm Oxitec is tackling Dengue Fever with genetically modified mosquitos . When the modified male mosquito mates with a female , a deadly transgene is passed on and the offspring dies . 50-100 million are infected with Dengue Fever each year .