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Scientists have cloned a mosquito’s RNA and created an insect resistant to dengue fever.
Researchers at the University of California have successfully created a genetically altered line of mosquitoes that are resistant to the most common type of dengue fever. There are an estimated 50 million people infected with the dengue virus each year. Emily Taylor reports.