Article 74RMP Scientists in Southeast Asia are bio-hacking mosquitos

Scientists in Southeast Asia are bio-hacking mosquitos

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editors@theworld.org (Patrick Winn)
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Mosquitoes are a menace in Southeast Asia, especially during rainy season, when they buzz through wet, soupy air spreading dengue and other viruses. The common solutions aren't great: spraying chemicals from trucks, wearing sleeves in humid weather, sleeping under nets. But scientists in countries such as Singapore, Thailand and Laos are now finding success through bio-hacking mosquitoes. Reporter Patrick Winn has the story.

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