Jul 30, 2024

Gene drives are a novel way of genetically editing the mosquitoes that transmit malaria. They have the potential to dramatically reduce cases and deaths. But the technology they’re based on is new and requires new thinking on regulation. 

In this first episode of our two-part focus on gene drives, we ask how drives...

Jul 16, 2024

Gene drives are a promising tool for malaria control - how can we tell they actually work?

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Gene drives are a promising new tool for malaria control. They involve releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild – mosquitoes engineered to halt the parasites from developing inside the insects, or that...

Jul 2, 2024

Temperature, rainfall, and humidity determine malaria transmission - but climate change is altering each one of those variables. What might this mean for cases of the disease?

With Alex Eapen, from the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) in Chennai, India.

The Johns Hopkins Malaria Minute...