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Radio Scotland,8 mins

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British scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in being able to genetically engineer the death of female mosquitoes – should we therefore wipe out certain species of mosquito or would there be unintended consequences? Image © AFP PHOTO/LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images

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