Release date: 2016-06-20
According to foreign media reports, Bill Gates said in an interview with Bloomberg News today that he agreed to use a powerful new method for accurately editing genes to breed GM mosquitoes against malaria. A few scientists have created a genetic vaccine called "Gene Drive" through the "CRISPR/Cas9" genetic modification tool, which can continuously inject self-injection into mosquito DNA, and it can be transmitted almost every generation for several generations. Mosquitoes. Gene-driven not only eliminates malaria, but also inhibits the recurrence of this disease. Gates believes this is a powerful weapon against malaria.
In an interview, Gates said: "I think that in the next three to five years, gene drivers will be developed in a rather beneficial form. Of course, it is a key tool to reduce malaria deaths."
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that spreads through the bite of female mosquitoes. According to the World Health Organization, there are about 200 million cases of malaria worldwide and more than 500,000 people die of malaria infections, most of them children.
For many years, Gates has also invested heavily in the reduction of malaria cases through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Foundation donated $150 million in 2014 for the PATH malaria vaccine program.
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