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What are Gene Drive Mosquitoes & Should You be Worried? With Dr. Michael Santos

July 10, 2025 by Dr. Eeks

Could gene drive mosquitoes be the key to ending deadly diseases like malaria and dengue or do the risks outweigh the benefits? Well, the jury is still out. Listen on Causes or Cures: On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with Dr. Michael Santos about the controversial yet potentially groundbreaking technology known …

What are Gene-Drive Mosquitoes?

August 8, 2023 by Dr. Eeks

What are Gene-Drive mosquitoes, sometimes called GDMMs, and how are they different than genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs)? There’s a lot of concern over what genetically modified mosquitoes are and what they can and cannot do. Could they prevent thousands of people from dying of malaria or could they disrupt ecosystems or create “mutant” mosquitoes that …