Malaria and Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

For our travels to Zambia and Botswana this summer, my family needed to take anti-malaria pills, along with a host of vaccinations.  Many of these deadly diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes.  Researchers have developed genetically-modified mosquitoes which lead to females who are unable to reproduce.

Here is an interesting article on some of the ethical and practical concerns regarding the release of these altered creatures into the wild:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=dengue-case-for-genetically-modified-mosquitoes&page=3