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This technology could stop the world’s deadliest animal

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Aug. 14, 2017

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“For malaria, the case for an international agreement is obvious." Kevin Esvelt, who directs the Sculpting Evolution group, talks to Mother Jones about reaching scientific and public consensus on when and how to use gene drive technology.

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