Malaysia is planning on releasing male mosquitoes engineered to produce fatally flawed children:

Male mosquitoes genetically engineered to produce offspring that die in the larval stage are nearing a release into the wild.

As we first reported back in January, Oxford spin-out Oxitec was nearing a deal with the Malaysian government to release millions of GM bugs to help kill off the mosquito population that carries dengue fever.

Now, Nature is reporting that within the month, the country’s Academy of Sciences could recommend the release of the mosquitoes.

Some critics say that bed nets could reduce numbers of dengue fever as well. Original story here: GM Mosquitoes Nearing Widespread Release in Malaysia.