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+-   Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Dengue Fever-> on Wednesday January 23 2008, @07:20PM Christina Valencia

Submitted by Christina Valencia on Wednesday January 23 2008, @07:20PM
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Christina Valencia writes "Wired.com has learned that scientists at a British biotech company said they have evidence that their genetically modified mosquitoes, which are programmed for sudden, early death, can control the spread of dengue fever. Currently, mosquitoes pass dengue fever to up to 100 million people each year, and of those, up to 5 million die."
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