Luke Alphey - Sex or poison? Controlling mosquito-borne disease (YorkTalks 2024) 

Sex or poison? Can we control mosquito-borne disease through manipulating mosquito genetics?
If you were a community leader or responsible for mosquito control in a disease-endemic area, how would you want to control mosquito-borne viruses?
Join Professor Luke Alphey from the Department of Biology and discover more in this YorkTalk exploring his work to develop biotechnologies that can re-programme parts of the mosquito’s DNA code to reduce its ability to transmit disease.
He explains how scientific advances in our understanding of genetic pest management, particularly gene drives, can potentially provide long-term control at low cost. There are several potential genetic pest management methods with varying properties. Which would you choose?
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