Researchers have bred mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offspring, killing them before they reach adulthood.
Concerns Raised About Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
By ANDREW POLLACK, NY Times: Business
Sun, 10/30/2011 - 6:15pm
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