Autor(es): Pollack, Andrew

Resumo: The article discusses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's tentative approval of a field trial research program involving genetically engineered mosquitoes (GEMs) in America in association with a global effort to stop the spread of the Zika virus as of 2016. It states that the GEMs, which contain a gene that kills their offspring, have been effective in suppressing the populations of mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus and dengue fever in Brazil and other nations.

Palavras-Chave: Zika virus, Research, Field work (Research), Transgenic insects, Zika Virus Epidemic, 2015-, Mosquitoes - Genetics - Research, Insect genes, Dengue - Prevention

Imprenta: New York Times, v. 165, n. 57169, p. B1-B2, 2016

Descritores: Zika virus - Dengue ; Zika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Public health ; Zika virus - Zika fever

Data de publicação: 2016

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