Killing Mosquitoes With a Flip of a Gene
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Eliminating certain species of mosquitoes could make summertime more enjoyable and cut down on the transmission of certain diseases. And scientists are looking into doing this by manipulating a single gene!
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Sources:
https://www.who.int/news/item/14-11-2019-mosquito-sterilization-offers-new-opportunity-to-control-chikungunya-dengue-and-zika
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100506092733.htm
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965174804000694
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553422/
https://entomology.tamu.edu/2020/07/31/researchers-find-gene-to-convert-female-aedes-aegypti-mosquitoes-to-non-biting-males-with-implications-for-mosquito-control/
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/30/17702
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24654-z
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7477762/
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/community/sit/irradiated.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946175/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/mosquitoes?loggedin=true
Images:
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/mosquitos-video-stock-footage-eug03aadxijtpuuqv
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-man-applies-mosquito-spray-on-the-skin-of-his-hand-close-up-bkx9tmb-hjxusqafe
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/x-and-y-chromosomes-in-cell-gm1190443970-337479993
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/male-23-chromosome-pair-gm1325173580-410275477
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aedes-aegypti-mosquito-pernilongo-with-white-spots-and-white-background-gm1263464608-369829427
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/30/17702
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-genetics-disease-gm1284442152-381578199
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aedes-aegypti-mosquito-biting-sucking-into-human-skin-soft-focu-gm624676810-109828557
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aedes_aegypti_resting_position_E-A-Goeldi_1905.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegrow/27824251869
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/32134251092
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/many-mosquitoes-fly-over-green-grass-field-gm1033519616-276774826
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-swarm-of-flying-mosquitoes-gm697726530-129358929
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/family-rejoicing-in-sea-kayaks-at-sunset-gm522893593-50959480
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-flying-mosquito-vermin-insect-gm165733569-13573282
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-dead-mosquito-gm165738810-13521842
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/banana-leaves-jungle-seamless-pattern-gm1209840507-350241057
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Eliminating certain species of mosquitoes could make summertime more enjoyable and cut down on the transmission of certain diseases. And scientists are looking into doing this by manipulating a single gene!
Hosted by: Hank Green
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow
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Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:
Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer, Christoph Schwanke, Kevin Bealer, Jacob, Nazara, Ash, Jason A Saslow, Matt Curls, Eric Jensen, GrowingViolet, Jeffrey Mckishen, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Piya Shedden, charles george, Tom Mosner, Jeremy Mysliwiec, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, Silas Emrys, Alisa Sherbow
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Sources:
https://www.who.int/news/item/14-11-2019-mosquito-sterilization-offers-new-opportunity-to-control-chikungunya-dengue-and-zika
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100506092733.htm
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965174804000694
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553422/
https://entomology.tamu.edu/2020/07/31/researchers-find-gene-to-convert-female-aedes-aegypti-mosquitoes-to-non-biting-males-with-implications-for-mosquito-control/
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/30/17702
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24654-z
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7477762/
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/community/sit/irradiated.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946175/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/mosquitoes?loggedin=true
Images:
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/mosquitos-video-stock-footage-eug03aadxijtpuuqv
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-man-applies-mosquito-spray-on-the-skin-of-his-hand-close-up-bkx9tmb-hjxusqafe
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/x-and-y-chromosomes-in-cell-gm1190443970-337479993
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/male-23-chromosome-pair-gm1325173580-410275477
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aedes-aegypti-mosquito-pernilongo-with-white-spots-and-white-background-gm1263464608-369829427
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/30/17702
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-genetics-disease-gm1284442152-381578199
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aedes-aegypti-mosquito-biting-sucking-into-human-skin-soft-focu-gm624676810-109828557
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aedes_aegypti_resting_position_E-A-Goeldi_1905.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegrow/27824251869
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/32134251092
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/many-mosquitoes-fly-over-green-grass-field-gm1033519616-276774826
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-swarm-of-flying-mosquitoes-gm697726530-129358929
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/family-rejoicing-in-sea-kayaks-at-sunset-gm522893593-50959480
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-flying-mosquito-vermin-insect-gm165733569-13573282
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-dead-mosquito-gm165738810-13521842
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/banana-leaves-jungle-seamless-pattern-gm1209840507-350241057
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