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A new mosquito population control method is being trialed at Macquarie University in Australia .
The 'Toxic Male Technique' involves engineering male mosquitoes to produce venom proteins in their semen.
It can kill female mosquitoes which do all the biting and feeding on blood soon after mating.
The researchers are looking at a couple of species that spread malaria, dengue, zika, and yellow fever.
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