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Commentary:'Franken-bugs' may be our best weapon against Zika
Commentary:'Franken-bugs' may be our best weapon against Zika
On Nov 8, the residents of a suburb of Key West will vote on whether to allow scientists to release genetically-modified mosquitoes into their backyards.Inserted into the mosquito's genetic makeup would be an artificial stretch of DNA that renders them unable to reproduce.As the "transgenic" mosquitoes mate with wild ones, the plan goes, their offspring would die, bringing the local population of skeeters down significantly — by as much as 90 percent, according to Oxitec, the for-profit firm that wants to release the modified mosquitoes.
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Zika virus may spread through bodily fluids, study finds
Zika virus may spread through bodily fluids, study finds
A biologist displays Aedes mosquito cells inoculated with the Zika virus in a laboratory in Campinas, Brazil.(Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)As Congress debates emergency Zika funding for the third time this year, new findings from a mysterious Utah case suggest that the virus may spread through contact with bodily fluids, a worrisome new possible route of transmission.Until now, scientists have said that Zika is spread primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito.
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Study: Zika virus may spread through bodily fluids
Study: Zika virus may spread through bodily fluids
As Congress debates emergency Zika funding for the third time this year, new findings from a mysterious Utah case suggest that the virus may spread through contact with bodily fluids, a worrisome new possible route of transmission.Until now, scientists have said that Zika is spread primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito.It can also be spread through sex as well as blood transfusions, and a pregnant woman can pass the virus to her fetus.
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