Mutant males struggle to mate, which could offer a way to controll mosquito populations, scientists say.
Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika - by turning male insects deaf so they struggle to mate and breed.
Female mosquitoes are the ones that spread diseases to people, and so trying to prevent them having babies would help reduce overall numbers. , said the effect of the gene knock-out was "absolute", as mating by deaf males was entirely eliminated. "The study provides a first direct molecular test, which suggests that hearing is indeed not only important for mosquito reproduction but essential.
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