Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to control the spread of disease carries unknown risks
Oct 02, 2019 02:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Every year, around one million people die of mosquito-borne diseases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is why mosquitoes are considered one of the deadliest living creatures on the planet not because...
CRISPR gene editing: Why we need Slow Science
Mar 18, 2019 20:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
In a newly published article in Nature, a group of prominent scientists and ethicists have called for a moratorium on clinical research using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. This moratorium deals with the use of CRISPR/Cas9...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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