Fancy a set of fluorescent testicles?

[Deetee]

Seems like some mosquitoes will get these, whether they like it or not. A triumph for GM science!

A different approach has been adopted by a British team, led by Andrea Cristiani, of Imperial College, London. His team has developed a GM mosquito in which the males have fluorescent testicles, allowing them to be easily identified and sterilised.

To be fair, this is all rather good news, as they also seem to have engineered mosquitoes that are not susceptible to malaria. These beasts apparently have some survival/reproductive advantage over normal mosquitoes (which are susceptible to malaria).

Soon the world will be taken over by mini-beasts with glowing genitalia and other body parts!

More malaria trivia:

— Malaria killed people in the Fens until the 19th century
— It has been predicted that global warming may result in malaria returning to Britain
— Malaria infects between 300 million and 500 million people a year, mainly in Africa
— In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects mostly young children, with almost 3,000 dying every day
— It costs £6.8 billion a year in Africa in lost GDP. Death and disability lead to the loss of 45 million years of productive life each year
— Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Oliver Cromwell, Caravaggio and David Livingstone are thought to have died of it
— Those who had it but recovered include Lord Nelson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Gandhi and Hemingway

 

[Capsid]

Since when have mosquitos had testicles? I've heard of moth balls though.