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_Published 2015-11-24. Scientists have shown that genetically modified mosquitoes, bred to resist malaria, can pass on those traits to their offspring._


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## Transcript

Malaria killed more than half a million people last year. Now scientists are targeting the mosquitos that spread it. Scientists studying Anopheles Mosquitos, a common malaria carrier, altered the insect's DNA to reject the parasites that carry the disease. That means whole populations of mosquitoes could potentially become immune to the disease stopping the spread to humans. The scientists also reported the modified mosquitoes successfully passed the resistance on to their offspring. But there's a long way to go before field tests Staying in. The scientists say other measures like mosquito netting and anti- malarial drugs would still be needed to fight the disease.

Still, it's an alternative to other genetic mosquito efforts, like the one Florida is pursuing. It's downright disrespectful and offensive. Because we are humans and we don't like being treated like guinea pigs. That method has met resistance from locals who opposed field tests. It's aimed at eliminating the mosquito population which is invasive. That's something communities in Africa facing malaria can't do because of the potential ecological impacts and that makes this new method of scrubbing malaria out genetically all the more attractive.

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