Inventors Revisited: A minute change that makes a massive difference

Moderator: Fernando Tiberini

Guest: Luke Alphey, Group Leader, Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute

According to a World Health Organisation fact sheet, half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue, a deadly mosquito-borne viral infection. Luke Alphey has spent two decades developing DNA-based solutions to slow the spread of disease. His current research looks at gene drives and techniques that could ensure beneficial traits are passed on in mosquitoes.