Scientists Get Tools to Limit DBD Mosquito Growth To Save the World The University of California has successfully applied CRISPR-Cas9, a powerful tool to alter DNA sequences and modify gene function, to reduce mosquito body size. Today there are 23 people in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) who died from dengue fever (DBD). The East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Health Office recorded the number from January 1, 2019 to Monday (1/28/2019). DBD is a disease caused by mosquito bites. The appearance of mosquitoes that spread the DBD virus depends heavily on the environment. In some areas of Indonesia, including NTT in the rainy season, mosquitoes are more likely to breed quickly. Actually to prevent the spread of the virus and the appearance of these mosquitoes scientists have found several steps. In order to reproduce and become an effective carrier of disease, mosquitoes should be the most important first to reach body size and have maximum nutrition. Therefore, researchers from the University ...