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This is the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’: its goal is to stop dengue
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Nature645, 289-291 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02728-y
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Update 04 September 2025: The video embedded in this story has been updated upon request by Wolbito do Brasil to remove glimpses of proprietary technology in the factory.
References
Pinto, S. B.et al.PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis.15, e0009556 (2021).
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