CRISPR gene-editing therapy has already shown immense promise in treating and curing diseases, but scientists are now revealing its potential for disease prevention. A recent paper published in Nature details how a team of researchers successfully edited a single gene in mosquitos, rendering them unable to transmit malaria. This groundbreaking development could eventually lead to the release of genetically modified mosquitos into the wild, significantly reducing the staggering 600,000 malaria deaths that occur annually.
Read: Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos
In this week’s Tech Tuesday segment on Smile 90.4FM we discuss how CRISPR technology can save humanity from malaria.
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