Scientists are exploring gene editing as a potential means to eradicate mosquitoes, which spread deadly diseases like malaria and dengue. Target Malaria is one notable initiative seeking to engineer mosquito populations to disrupt their reproduction and reduce disease transmission. However, this raises ethical considerations about exterminating a species and the ecological implications of such actions, as even those who champion the effort recognize that mosquitoes may have intrinsic value in ecosystems.
If we could zap them off the face of the Earth, should we?
...some doctors and scientists say it is time to take the extraordinary step of unleashing gene editing to suppress mosquitoes.
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