(CNN) — Genetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the tiny East African country of Djibouti to combat a surge in malaria infections caused by an invasive vector. (CNN) — Genetically ...

The ‘mosquito factory’ breeding genetically-engineered insects to fight malaria - IN FOCUS: Malaria cases have skyrocketed in ...

MIAMI (AP) – What are you more afraid of, the Zika virus, or genetically engineered bugs being released in the wild? If you feel strongly about this issue, you have until midnight Friday to make your ...

Miami Beach officials have sent a letter to the FDA requesting emergency permission to release genetically modified mosquitoes to combat Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the city, according to a Miami New ...

3. These genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Brazil, Cayman Islands and Malaysia. According to Forbes, their release has been attributable to lower populations of Aedes aegypti, the ...

Malaria and other vector-borne diseases, including dengue and Zika, affect millions globally. More than 400 000 people a year die from malaria alone. If proven safe, effective and affordable, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a British company approval to test a new tool in the fight against Zika - genetically engineered mosquitoes. NPR's Greg Allen reports the first test may ...

Southern California scientists have created a genetically modified batch of mosquitoes capable of blocking malaria, a development that could help eradicate the disease, UC San Diego officials ...

The British company Oxitec released a cloud of hundreds of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes to study how to control their reproduction and thus stop the spread of dengue, Zika, malaria, etc ...

Malaria isn’t a pretty disease, and it’s one that’s difficult to control because it’s spread widely by mosquitoes. Researchers may have come up with a way to help stop its spread, however, using ...