Part Two: Could “friendly” mosquitoes defend the vulnerable?

While Part One focussed on one method of advanced biological control to influence mosquito populations, what technology is emerging to use the mosquitoes themselves to eliminate the threat?

Part One: Could a spider-toxin weaponised fungus fight Malaria?

Malaria infects over 200 million people each year and is the cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths, with mosquitoes becoming insecticide resistant and questions being raised on how insecticides could impact human health, what are our next steps?

2018 Reflection

There have been some incredible scientific discoveries this past year, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some discoveries I did not get time to cover. From revolutionary cancer tests, to a completely new neuron being discovered, here are some of the wonderful discoveries of 2018.

 

How CRISPR can save our coral reefs

Coral reefs are incredible ecosystems home to hundreds of thousands of species, but unfortunately, they have been absolutely devastated in recent decades. Warming ocean temperatures, pollution, ocean acidification, overfishing, the list goes on, and we are now faced with the very real prospect that we could lose an entire ecosystem.

Half of the worlds coral reefs have disappeared over the last 30 years, a fact which has become a rallying cry to researchers. Today I am going to explore how some are utilising genetic engineering to tip the scales.