HHMI's Holiday Lectures on Science

2010 Infectious Diseases Discussion


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Mosquitoes are vectors for many viral diseases including dengue fever and West Nile. Understanding how a virus infects the mosquito is important in understanding how the disease will spread. On Grand Cayman, transgenic mosquitoes have been used in an effort to eradicate the mosquito vector. This discussion explores the ethics of genetically-modified organisms and other topics.
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HHMI's Holiday Lectures on ScienceBy Howard Hughes Medical Institute