Ep. 118 | GMO Mosquitoes?! Ethics, Disease Burden & the Future

In April of 2021, GMO mosquitos were released in the Florida Keys, but as Molecular Biologist, Dr. Natalie Kofler explains, they have been released in other regions prior to that. She helps shed light on the difference between GMO mosquitos and gene drive mosquitoes & the global impact of diseases spread by mosquitoes. We also take a deep dive into the ethical questions around who is creating these lab-altered insects & who is impacted by their release into the wild.

Guest: https://www.editingnature.org/  |  https://twitter.com/nataliekofler  |  https://twitter.com/EditingNature

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Sponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/