How genetically engineered mice could stop the spread of Lyme disease
How genetically engineered mice could stop the spread of Lyme disease
Tags: Genetic biocontrol, North America, Population modification/replacement, RodentsCristela Guerra and Stephanie Brown, WBUR Radio Boston, 2024.
New England has some of the highest rates of Lyme disease in the country. MIT researchers are trying to fight the disease in a project that involves releasing hundreds of thousands of engineered mice onto the shores of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. On Radio Boston, Kevin Esvelt, an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab and the inventor of CRISPR-based gene drive, discusses the project.
