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美国将释放转基因蚊子

A British biotech company called Oxitec has permission to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas.

一家名为Oxitec的英国生物科技公司已获得许可，将在佛罗里达州和德克萨斯州释放转基因蚊子。

Oxitec claims its Aedes aegypti mosquito can drastically reduce the spread of Zika, as well as dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.

Oxitec公司声称他们的转基因埃及伊蚊可以大幅降低寨卡病毒以及登革热、基孔肯雅热和黄热病的传播。

The male mosquito with a special gene prevents female offspring from surviving to adulthood.

这种拥有特别基因的雄蚊，可以防止雌性后代存活到成年。

The new males grow up, mate with more females and over time the number of Aedes Aegypti declines.

新的雄蚊会长大，和更多雌蚊交配，随着时间过去，埃及伊蚊的数量就会减少。

In Brazil, which suffered a Zika outbreak in 2017 and 2016, the company claims its "friendly" mosquitoes reduced the population of Aedes Aegypti by 89% to 96%.

巴西在2017年至2016年曾暴发寨卡病毒，该公司声称它们的"友好"蚊子将巴西的埃及伊蚊的数量减少了89%到96%。

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