Transgenic mosquitoes: a future vector control strategy?
Transgenic mosquitoes may provide a new way of dealing with the old problem of diseases transmitted by insects. Although many technical, and perhaps ethical, problems associated with the wild-release of transgenic insects have yet to be overcome, Julian Crampton and colleagues explore the potential of this technology in the continuing battle to control insect-borne disease.
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Wolfson Unit of Molecular Genetics, Department of Medical Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
Morris
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Lycett
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Warren
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Eggleston
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