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Short Wave — Should we reengineer the world's deadliest animal?
Buzzing ratingBUZZING· 74%11m·2026-05-27·Science

Should we reengineer the world's deadliest animal?

Short Wave

The most ferocious predator for us humans is actually quite small: the mosquito. They are hungry for blood, spreading diseases like malaria, yellow fever and dengue – and picking up new ones all the time. But what if we could wipe out the mosquito? Gene-editing technology could do it, potentially saving millions of…

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