Malaria-carrying mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. Scientists have found a way to get rid of them by spreading a gene to wipe out mosquito populations. But is it a good idea?

Reporter: Louise Osborne
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo Dörrer & Joanna Gottschalk
Special thanks to: Wadzanayi Mandevenyi and Naima Sykes

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

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Read more:

Malaria facts: [ Ссылка ]

Mosquitoes with gene drives study: [ Ссылка ]

International treaties on biosafety: [ Ссылка ]

What purpose do mosquitoes serve? [ Ссылка ]

A world without mosquitoes: [ Ссылка ]

Control of invasive species: [ Ссылка ]

The promise of gene drives: [ Ссылка ]

Gene drives tested in mammals: [ Ссылка ]

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:48 Why are mosquitoes dangerous?
02:26 The fight against mosquitoes
06:53 Concerns and cons
7:54 Stopping the spread
8:36 Impact on the ecosystem

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