How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Professor of Epidemiology, Universidade de São Paulo •
conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~11 min
June 25, 2020 • ~11 min
Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun?
Release of GM mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that more studies are needed first. They encourage a publicly accessible registry for GM organisms.
Natalie Kofler, Levenick Resident Scholar in Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• conversation
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
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