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Genetically modified mosquitoes could combat deadly diseases, scientists say

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The Sydney Morning Herald,  2025.
Genetically modified mosquitoes could be the solution to stopping deadly diseases spread by mosquito bites, scientists say.

Why are gene drive technologies being considered to help restore biodiversity on islands?

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Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research,  2024.
Researchers have been studying how to harness gene drives to solve some of society’s most intractable problems for a long time. Public health and ecosystem conservation are two of the main areas where research has focused, although other uses are also possible.

Gene Drives: A Powerful and Controversial Genetic Technology

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Biomedical and Life Sciences Simplified,  YouTube,  2024.
Gene drives represent a powerful yet controversial genetic technique that challenges traditional Mendelian inheritance. By introducing self-propagating changes into an organism's genome, gene drives can ensure that a specific mutation becomes homozygous in offspring, effectively ...

World Mosquito Day: Gene Drives and CRISPR Technology

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Public Health On Call,  YouTube,  2024.
About this episode: World Mosquito Day, observed annually on August 20th, commemorates British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria to humans. More than a century later, major advancements like genetically modifying ...

Djibouti Unleashes Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

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Palki Sharma,  Firstpost,  2024.
Djibouti is combatting malaria by employing a unique tactic: utilising mosquitoes to battle mosquitoes. The East African nation has released tens of thousands of genetically engineered mosquitoes armed with a "self-limiting" gene. This bioengineered gene aims to curb mosquito ...

How to Use Genetic Biocontrol to Manage Insect Pests

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Scientific Animations Without Borders,  YouTube,  2024.
Pest insects often transmit disease to humans and animals and destroy crops. Controlling these pests can improve human health and increase agricultural production. Pest insects are often controlled by releasing other insects into the environment that will specifically kill the ...

High-Stakes Decision Making for World-Changing Technologies

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TEDx Talks,  YouTube,  2024.
We have important decisions to make that require rigorous and inclusive decision-making models that can be applied on a broad scale to a growing number of emerging challenges.

Flight Against Infections: The Role of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes, with Dr. Stephanie James

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EeKs on Health,  YouTube,  2024.
In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Stephanie James about the potential use of genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) to fight diseases that mosquitoes carry and spread, such as Malaria and Dengue Fever. In the podcast, Dr. James provides an overview ...

Mosquito Control releases over 100K sterile male mosquitos to combat Aedes aegypti population

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NBC2 News,  2024.
Mosquito Control releases over 100K sterile male mosquitos to combat Aedes aegypti population

“Mozzie Drive” Card Game rules

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Katie Willis, Ace North,  Target Malaria,  2024.
Mozzie Drive is an educational card game that demonstrates how gene drive technology could be used to reduce populations of malaria mosquitoes. To download the game for free, please visit: https://targetmalaria.org/why-malaria... . This game was designed by Dr. Katie Willis ...

SPOTLIGHT: Gene Drives for Malaria Elimination in Africa

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Ifakara Health Institute,  YouTube,  2024.
This SPOTLIGHT Series features Dr. Marceline Finda, a distinguished Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute. The insightful 20-minute discussion centered around the topic: "Gene Drives for Malaria Elimination in Africa."

Scientists create first transgenic mosquito strain in Africa

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CGTN Africa,  2024.
Scientists in Tanzania have created the first transgenic mosquito strain in Africa. This genetically modified strain aims to prevent malaria transmission.

Gene Drives: Mechanisms and Key Research, Explained

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Julia Bauman,  60 Second Science,  2024.
A technical primer on CRISPR-based gene drives, which hold massive potential for mitigating the harms invoked by some species. We cover what a gene drive is, how it works at the genetic level, and summarize key safety & efficiency features developed in recent years.

Off Target: Gene Drives and the Balance of Life

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Save Our Seeds,  2023.
This is a compilation of conversations with experts about gene drive technologies and the science/social questions it raises.

Regulation of gene drive technologies for malaria control & elimination

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Ifakara Health Institute,  2023.
The video talks about the importance of ensuring effective and thoughtful community and stakeholder engagement throughout research, development and deployment of gene drives for malaria control.

Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes?

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Talya Hackett,  TED-Ed,  2023.
Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths every year than any other animal, but very few of the 3,500 mosquito species actually transmit deadly diseases to humans. Scientists have been conducting experiments using engineered technologies called gene drives that could ...

Discovery of 119-Million year old Selfish Genes Casts Doubt on Established Evolution Beliefs

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Stowers Institute for Medical Research,  2022.
Meiotic drivers, a kind of selfish gene, are indeed selfish. They are found in virtually all species’ genomes, including humans, and unjustly transfer their genetic material to more than half of their offspring, resulting in infertility and impaired organism health. Their ...

Inside the Plan to Release Life-Saving Mosquitoes

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WIRED,  2022.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is turning towards a novel tool to combat harmful insecticide-resistant mosquitoes like the Aedes aegypti. What are they doing exactly? They're releasing millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes engineered to reduce the ...

In Real Life: GMOsquitoes

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Newsy,  2021.
The release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida gives hope of reducing the spread of disease while causing concerns among some citizens.

Why do you think a gene drive approach could help with malaria and dengue?

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Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research,  2021.
Why do you think a gene drive approach could help with malaria and dengue? 

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