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Recorded27 Oct 2020

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Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Luke Alphey, Group Leader, Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute According to a World Health Organisation fact sheet, half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue, a deadly mosquito-borne viral infection. Luke Alphey has spent two decades developing DNA-based solutions to slow the spread of disease. His current research looks at gene drives and techniques that could ensure beneficial traits are passed on in mosquitoes.

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