Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could Reduce Illness / American Institute of Physics.

Malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, west nile virus- more than one million people die from mosquito-borne illnesses each year. Another 350 million suffer through the pain of diseases passed along by these insects. Now, scientists are hoping to wipe out some of these deadly diseases by...

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Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: American Institute of Physics
Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : American Institute of Physics, [2014]
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Genetic engineering.
Mosquitoes > Control.
Mosquitoes > Genetics.
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (1 min., 42 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
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Malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, west nile virus- more than one million people die from mosquito-borne illnesses each year. Another 350 million suffer through the pain of diseases passed along by these insects. Now, scientists are hoping to wipe out some of these deadly diseases by reducing mosquito populations through genetic modification.
Note:Originally released by American Institute of Physics, 2014.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 06, 2014.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
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Title from distributor's description (Infobase, October 16, 2016)