科普專欄–薯不揀單 - 深入淺出–基因改造蚊子

埃及斑蚊，英文名為yellow fever mosquito，學名為Aedes aegypti，是白紋伊蚊的近親。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnlezcfOlr
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（圖1）男性品種不會叮人，只有女性品種才會叮人，藉著吸血等途徑傳播登革熱(Dengue Fever)等疾病。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KoEZD5QhD
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殺蟲劑雖能殺滅蚊子，但蚊子亦逐漸展示出對殺蟲劑的抗藥性。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjscVrDRddk
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而基於殺蟲劑會污染環境及危害部份雀鳥昆蟲健康關係，建立另類對付播毒蚊子的方法可謂有著絕對的迫切性。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacFwUHpbAi
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（圖2）有見及此，Oxitec公司(現為美國公司收購)培養出埃及斑蚊OX513A品種。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAMPicNgcm
牠們在幼蟲的時候需要四環黴素（Tetracycline)才能成功生長。在實驗室培植的時候，研究人員會在食物裡提供四環黴素，但當他們被放到野外的時候，便再也沒能取得足夠的四環黴素，沒能順利生長成為蚊子。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDytZZg9szu
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男性埃及斑蚊OX513A品種與女性正常品種交配的話，將有機會產生正常品種及OX513A品種的蚊卵。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzdsji1Ue0
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在野外缺乏四環黴素的情況下，正常品種有86–88%成功長大為蚊子，而OX513A品種則只有3-4%的成功率。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO2tLp7urC
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以這個方式推算下去的話，蚊子下一代的比率將會大幅度減低。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM5cljdOzO
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（圖3）Oxitec公司在2010年英國開曼群島藉著此方式消除80%野外埃及斑蚊。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNxPDMKkXY
而亦在2013年巴西巴伊亞州順利用上同樣方式消除~90%野外埃及斑蚊。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIOuMAhAyM
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今年2020年8月，他們同樣依這種方式在美國佛羅里達發放男性男性埃及斑蚊OX513A品種。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3O5AcRSWm
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此舉泛起不少反對聲音，不乏違反動物權利及人權等等。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlW7z4Q80h
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亦有人認為此舉會破壞生態平衡，奈何此方法只會滅殺埃及斑蚊，不會影響其他蚊子品種，其他物種可照樣進食其他蚊子品種代替，不見得有任何大影響。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnfsSYW1IE
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至於亦有人認為埃及斑蚊有機會因而大遷徙到第二區域，這點反而有著潛在的可能性，值得探討一下。

睇番一大輪資料後，發覺原來依篇文所寫的方法係佢哋用係巴西的方法，18個月之內係有成效，之後蚊子數量回升。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJgNzs6rwS
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今次美國所用的方法係OX5034，同舊原理差唔多，但女性BB會死，而男性BB唔會。964Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLC0EwjGu9
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