Researchers conduct human clinical trials for experimental malaria vaccine using genetically modified MOSQUITOES

Researchers in the Netherlands are conducting human clinical trials for a malaria vaccine delivered by genetically modified mosquitoes, sparking debate over its ethical implications and potential risks. Early results claim that recipients of the experimental vaccine delivered strong immunity in 89 percent of trial participants after being bitten by mosquitoes carrying a genetically modified malaria parasite … Continue reading Researchers conduct human clinical trials for experimental malaria vaccine using genetically modified MOSQUITOES

Biotech company to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in California

A biotech company with deep ties to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is about to release mosquitoes with synthetic DNA into California, supposedly to control the state’s mosquito population. Oxitec, a British biotechnology company specializing in the development of genetically engineered insects, recently said it has created one of its first genetically modified organisms by changing the … Continue reading Biotech company to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in California