Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria
We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it? Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.p...
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What if you could use genetic engineering to stop humanity's mostdangerous predator, the deadliest animal on the planet responsible for the deathof billions, the mighty mosquito? Along with other diseases it plays host toMalaria, one of the cruelest parasites on Earthpossibly the single biggest killer of humans in history.In 2015 alonehundreds of millions were infected and almost half a million people died.A new technology could help us eradicate Malaria forever, but to do so we need toengineer a whole animal population.This is not a hypothetical problem, the modified mosquitoes already exist in a lab.Should we use the technology, and is malaria bad enough to risk it?(Intro Music)Malaria is caused by a group of microorganisms: Plasmodia, very weirdmicroor...
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What if you could use genetic engineering to stop humanity's mostdangerous predator, the deadliest animal on the planet responsible for the deathof billions, the mighty mosquito? Along with other diseases it plays host toMalaria, one of the cruelest parasites on Earthpossibly the single biggest killer of humans in history.In 2015 alonehundreds of millions were infected and almost half a million people died.A new technology could help us eradicate Malaria forever, but to do so we need toengineer a whole animal population.This is not a hypothetical problem, the modified mosquitoes already exist in a lab.Should we use the technology, and is malaria bad enough to risk it?(Intro Music)Malaria is caused by a group of microorganisms: Plasmodia, very weirdmicroor...
