Eradicating malaria with genetically engineered mosquitoes. Oxitec, An Oxford-based biotech firm is hacking the genetic code of male mosquitoes to make them sterile, ensuring that the material they pass onto the female mosquitoes will not result in offspring. This pioneering approach does not require bed nets or pesticides, it simply uses the natural mating urges to drastically lower mosquito populations – and diseases they carry such as malaria and dengue fever – in a given geography. Listen to this Radio Lab podcast or watch this TED Talk to get the whole story.
Weekend Briefing No. 12
Weekend Briefing No. 12
Weekend Briefing No. 12
Eradicating malaria with genetically engineered mosquitoes. Oxitec, An Oxford-based biotech firm is hacking the genetic code of male mosquitoes to make them sterile, ensuring that the material they pass onto the female mosquitoes will not result in offspring. This pioneering approach does not require bed nets or pesticides, it simply uses the natural mating urges to drastically lower mosquito populations – and diseases they carry such as malaria and dengue fever – in a given geography. Listen to this Radio Lab podcast or watch this TED Talk to get the whole story.