这个世界上第一个也是最大的“转基因蚊虫工厂”位于巴西皮拉西卡巴,其所有者Oxitec正在制造在交配后就会迅速死亡的雄性蚊虫,这些转基因雄性蚊虫能够将致命的遗传缺陷传给后代,它们的后代也会一命呜呼。在一个受到寨卡病毒和登革热肆虐的国家,这一举措将改变巴西面貌,拯救人们的生命。
The firm has conducted five field tests between 2011 and 2017—the results showed a 90 percent decline in the population of wild Aedes aegypti after the horny, modded male mosquitos had time to get it on with unsuspecting female mosquitos.
该公司在2011年至2017年期间就在五个地方进行了测试,测试结果表明这种性欲强的转基因雄性蚊虫被释放并且得到足够时间与毫不怀疑的雌性蚊虫交配之后,野生埃及伊蚊的数量下降了百分之九十。
Oxitec has yet to receive approval from Brazilian health authorities to release its devastating swarm into the wild. The town of Piracicaba is currently its only customer and the two have signed a four-year, $1.1 million deal. The company is in conversation with “several municipalities and states,” according to Oxitec president Hadyn Parry.
在将这种毁灭性的昆虫释放到野外这方面,Oxitec还未得到巴西卫生机构的许可。现在皮拉西卡巴是它的唯一顾客,并且他们双方已经签署了为期四年、价值110万美元的订单。据Oxitec总裁哈丁•派瑞透露,该公司仍在与一些市政当局和州洽商。
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