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Gene Drive Technology
Category
Prevention
Country
Burkina Faso
Description
A new trial using ‘gene drive’ technology is currently taking place in Burkina Faso; the trial will see the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in an attempt to wipe out the female carriers of the disease. The goal of the innovative project is to genetically modify mosquitoes that can only have male offspring, causing the females to decrease until they are extinct