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Dr. Akbari featured on Netflix

6/21/2022

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Youtube Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hgZPvMU7So

Netflix Link:
https://www.netflix.com/title/81123425

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Injecting Cockroaches with CRISPR Gene Edits Their OffspringA new method has allowed researchers to conduct the first gene knock-out and knock-in edits on cockroaches and may extend to many other insects.

5/25/2022

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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/injecting-cockroaches-with-crispr-gene-edits-their-offspring-70060www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/injecting-cockroaches-with-crispr-gene-edits-their-offspring-70060

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UCSD Developing SARS-CoV-2 At-Home, Molecular Test Leveraging CRISPR, Isothermal AmplificationDec 08, 2021 | Leo O'Connor

12/30/2021

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Researchers Develop CRISPR-based Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2

11/5/2021

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CRISPR Provides New Hope for Control of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

10/11/2021

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SCIENTISTS Genetically Modify Mosquitoes to Reduce their Numbers - NOVA PBS

9/23/2021

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Scientists debate promise, peril of tweaking wild genomes

9/13/2021

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Noticed more mosquitos lately? Here’s how to prevent infestations and stay safe

9/2/2021

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The Conversation: Monitoring the Spread of the Delta Variant; Reducing Hawaiʻi's Mosquito Populations

8/6/2021

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https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/the-conversation/2021-08-05/the-conversation-monitoring-the-spread-of-the-delta-variant-reducing-hawaiis-mosquito-populations

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2021-08-06/researchers-hope-to-curb-mosquito-borne-diseases-in-hawaii

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EPA Awards $750,000 to UC San Diego to Help Safely Develop Biotechnology Used Against Mosquito-Borne DiseaseResearch will Look at Health, Environmental Impacts in Hawaii, Pacific Islands

7/27/2021

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https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-750000-uc-san-diego-help-safely-develop-biotechnology-used-against-mosquito

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F*cking Mosquitoes -------Important, Not Important - Podcast

7/20/2021

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f-cking-mosquitoes/id1336515208?i=1000529310422podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f-cking-mosquitoes/id1336515208?i=1000529310422

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Scientists Are Trying to Revive Woolly Mammoths With CRISPR

7/6/2021

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https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-to-revive-woolly-mammoths-with-crispr

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who-updates-guidance-on-testing-genetically-modified-mosquitoes

7/1/2021

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https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20210524/qa-who-updates-guidance-on-testing-genetically-modified-mosquitoes

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Dr. Akbari featured on Netflix

Injecting Cockroaches with CRISPR Gene Edits Their OffspringA new method has allowed researchers to conduct the first gene knock-out and knock-in edits on cockroaches and may extend to many other insects.

UCSD Developing SARS-CoV-2 At-Home, Molecular Test Leveraging CRISPR, Isothermal AmplificationDec 08, 2021 | Leo O'Connor

Researchers Develop CRISPR-based Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2

CRISPR Provides New Hope for Control of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

SCIENTISTS Genetically Modify Mosquitoes to Reduce their Numbers - NOVA PBS

Scientists debate promise, peril of tweaking wild genomes

Noticed more mosquitos lately? Here’s how to prevent infestations and stay safe

The Conversation: Monitoring the Spread of the Delta Variant; Reducing Hawaiʻi's Mosquito Populations

EPA Awards $750,000 to UC San Diego to Help Safely Develop Biotechnology Used Against Mosquito-Borne DiseaseResearch will Look at Health, Environmental Impacts in Hawaii, Pacific Islands

F*cking Mosquitoes -------Important, Not Important - Podcast

Scientists Are Trying to Revive Woolly Mammoths With CRISPR

who-updates-guidance-on-testing-genetically-modified-mosquitoes

The Power of Gene Drives: Altering Species Without Losing Control

Mosquitoes can possibly make the coronavirus worse

Column: COVID isn’t spread by mosquitoes. But the next pandemic might be

Harnessing extreme underdominance to engineer a synthetic species

The U.S Has Launched Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Combat Dengue And Zika Virus

CRISPR GIVES MOSQUITOES CONTAGIOUS INFERTILITY

Genetic engineering may help control disease-carrying mosquitoes

Pest reduction with female killers and sterile malesTransgenic approaches could help control spotted wing drosophila

WHO updates guidance on testing genetically modified mosquitoes

May 17th, 2021

May 17th, 2021

First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in U.S. Are Hatching Now

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