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Mosquitoes Might SAVE Lives, Thanks To Bacteria

Ed Yong talks with Scott O’Neill, Professor at Monash University and leader of the Eliminate Dengue project, about his plan to infect the mosquito with a bacteria called Wolbachia that spreads through the mosquito population and stops the transmission of dengue.

Mosquitoes Might SAVE Lives, Thanks To Bacteria

9m 4s

Ed Yong talks with Scott O’Neill, Professor at Monash University and leader of the Eliminate Dengue project, about his plan to infect the mosquito with a bacteria called Wolbachia that spreads through the mosquito population and stops the transmission of dengue.

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