The Ecology of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

• DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5591.117
• Publication Date: 2002-10-03T22:25:28Z
• Authors: Thomas W. Scott; Willem Takken; Bart G. J. Knols; Christophe Boëte
• Keywords: Adult; Insecticides; Guidelines as Topic; Environment; Dengue; 03 medical and health sciences; Transformation, Genetic; 0302 clinical medicine; Aedes; Anopheles; Life Science; Animals; Humans; Child; Pest Control, Biological; Population Density; Ecology; Organisms, Genetically Modified; Reproduction; Biological Evolution; Insect Vectors; Malaria; 3. Good health; Genetics, Population

Ecological and population biology issues constitute serious challenges to the application of genetically modified mosquitos (GMM) for disease control.