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A curated collection of articles featuring infographics that may be used in articles, presentations, and education
Framing Challenges and Opportunities for Canada: Expert Panel on Regulating Gene-Edited Organisms for Pest ControlCCA (Council of Canadian Academies), Framing Challenges and Opportunities for Canada, 2023.Gene-editing technologies are changing approaches to pest management. Rapidly evolving but unproven gene-editing tools could potentially mitigate the impacts of pests in public health, conservation, and agricultural contexts. The use of these tools, however, is accompanied by ... Keywords: ethics, pest control, risk management |
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How We’re Reducing Disease With Genetically Modified MosquitoesV. Wise, HealthMatch, 2022.We all know mosquitoes as those annoying insects we swat away from our faces. They carry diseases, so we don’t want them anywhere near us. There are over 200 types of wild mosquitoes bugging us across America and the U.S. territories. Approximately 12 types can spread disease, ... Keywords: ethics, pest control, risk management |
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Using Gene Drive to Control MalariaThe Scientist, The Scientist, 2016.This article provides illustrations for how gene drive works, how gene drives spread, and how gene drive could be used to control malaria using population-wide gene knockout, skewed sex ratio, and population-wide gene knock-in techniques. Visit the article to view all ... Keywords: ethics, pest control, risk management |
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What is Gene Drive?Entomological Society of America, 2015.A fact sheet from the Entomological Society of America. Keywords: ethics, pest control, risk management |
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