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Genetically-Modified Mosquitos Could Soon Be Released in CaliforniaA. Madrigal, KQED, 2022.![]() Millions of genetically-modified, non-biting mosquitoes may soon be set loose in California after federal regulators gave the green light to a study aimed at preventing transmission of diseases like Zika and dengue. British biotech firm Oxitech says its technology alters male ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Will genetic modification of mosquitoes take a bite out of insects’ population?N. Patel, KCRW, 2022.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An invasive species of aggressive “ankle biters” called the Aedes aegypti mosquito is now in LA, and it’s spreading quickly. These tiny vampires can lay eggs in a space as small as a water-filled bottle cap, and they carry diseases like yellow fever and dengue. A British ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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An army of genetically engineered mosquitoes is about to be releasedM. Menard, KNX NEWS, 2022.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A British biotech company has been altering the DNA of mosquitoes with the goal of killing off a more dangerous breed capable of spreading deadly diseases. And now they’re preparing to release their “friendly mosquitoes” into the wild. In California. Aedes aegypti is an ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Podcast: How do you solve a problem like malaria?A. Jha, The Economist, 2022.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SQUASHING MALARIA could, over the next three decades, save as many lives as covid-19 has taken. We explore new ways to fight infections: from the introduction of the first malaria vaccines, to genetically modified mosquitoes Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Podcast: Malaria Gene DriveS. Hartley, S. Neema and C. Opesen, University of Exeter Business School, 2021.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Professor Sarah Hartley and her two colleagues in Uganda, Stella Neema and Chris Opesen discuss gene drive research for malaria control. Funded by British Academy and Wellcome trust, their work is to understand the social science challenges around the development of this kind of ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-DestructR. Stein, NPR, 2021.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes. In the landmark study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers placed the genetically modified mosquitoes in a ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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The (Losing) Battle Against Mosquitoes In TexasJ. Clayton, Texas Public Radio, 2021.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jerry Clayton: Mosquitoes are a fact of life in Texas, and the battle against the pesky biting insects is never ending. But there are some new weapons on the horizon. Zach Adleman is an associate professor of entomology at Texas A&M University. He joins us today. Thanks for being ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes; ‘Truth Like Oil’ NovelHere and Now, WBUR, 2021.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Florida Keys officials are working on a unique experiment: hatching thousands of genetically modified mosquitos and releasing them. Andrea Leal of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District explains. Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes and AfricaS. Bagcchi, Sci Dev Net, 2021.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance for the deployment of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to combat vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. GM mosquitoes may carry a gene that kills female progeny and the technology can be used against the ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Should we dim the sun? Will we even have a choiceE. Klein, New York Times, 2021.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Under a White Sky” is going to be on my best books of 2021 list. It’s a wonderful work. Kolbert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Sixth Extinction,” which you may have read. She is a staff writer at The New Yorker and just one of the great science ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Brave New Planet: Reshaping Nature Through Gene DrivesE. Lander, Brave New Planet, 2020.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A new technology, called gene drives, has the power to spread any genetic instructions you wish across an entire animal or plant species in the wild. It might let us restore ecosystems ravaged by invasive species, or help species adapt to climate change. And, it might save ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Gene drives: Navigating perils of engineered eradication, with Christoph Then.IEAM Podcast, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2020.Imagine a world without natural enemies like parasites or deadly pathogens. Where crops grow unfettered by rodent and insect pests. Advances in genetic engineering now hold the possibility to alter genomes at the population level, but is it too good to be true? A critical review ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Anthony James / Mosquito ModificationBig Picture Science, SETI Institute, 2020.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anthony James, vector biologist at the University of California, Irvine, describeshow we might genetically modify mosquitoes to make them unable to pass malaria on to humans. Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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The Buzz About Genetically Modified Mosquitoes – a podcastThe Scientist Creative Services Team, The Scientist, podcast. 2020.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mosquito-borne diseases afflict a large portion of the world. In this month’s episode, we consider genetic methods to eradicate diseases such as Zika fever, Dengue fever, and malaria. We spoke with Omar Akbari, professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of ... Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |
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Gene drives in Africa – A PodcastWakeford, T., etc Group, 2019.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Episode #1 ETC's Tom Wakeford speaks with Ugandan lawyer and advocate Barbara Ntambirweki about gene drives, a powerful new genetic technology that can change species in the wild and make species go extinct. Keywords: Aedes, autocidal, california, EPA, genetic biocontrol, Oxitec, regulation, SIT, sterile insect technique |


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