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An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like mosquitoes and locusts

  • Written by Isobel Ronai, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like mosquitoes and locustsSwarms of locusts are seen on a tree in a residential area in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta on June 12, 2020. BANARAS KHAN/AFP via Getty Images

The fate of society rests in part on how humans navigate their complicated relationship with insects – trying to save “good” insects and control “bad” ones. Some...

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