The lesser of two evils: Application of maslahah-mafsadah criteria in Islamic ethical-legal assessment of genetically modified mosquitoes in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Arham, Ahmad Firdhaus, Hasim, Nur Asmadayana, Mokhtar, Mohd Istajib, Zainal, Nurhafiza, Rusly, Noor Sharizad, Amin, Latifah, Saifuddeen, Shaikh Mohd, Mustapa, Muhammad Adzran Che, Mahadi, Zurina
• Format: Article
• Published: SPRINGER 2022
• Subjects: QR355 Virology; RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46174/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-022-10216-5

The release of over 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes (GMM) into uninhabited Malaysian forests in 2010 was a frantic step on the part of the Malaysian government to combat the spread of dengue fever. The field trial was designed to control and reduce the dengue vector by producing offspring that...