Code of the Wild - Episode 4 - Make People Better Podcast

Mosquitoes, which have evolved on Earth for more than a hundred million years, could be extinguished by new genetic engineering tools in a matter of years in modern efforts to prevent malaria. The first of these immensely powerful technologies are called “gene drives.” In this episode, we sit down for a mind mending hour with Dr Kevin Esvelt of MIT’s Sculpting Evolution Lan, who is one of the key inventors of gene drives and has been a chief advocate for its current deployments to sterilize invasive rodents and drive disease laden mosquitoes to extinction. We also get a sobering perspective from Jim Collins, an evolutionary ecologist at Arizona State University. At the end of the day, humans have never been able to modify nature without huge unforeseen consequences, but we usually proceed anyway.
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Episode Guests
Kevin Esvelt is director of the Sculpting Evolution group, which invents new ways to study and influence the evolution of ecosystems.
James P. Collins is an evolutionary ecologist whose research group studies the role of host-pathogen interactions in species decline and extinction.
Hosts
Cody Sheehy is a filmmaker and media creator who focuses on stories about science and the natural environment. He is the director of the Make People Better documentary. Samira Kiani, M.D., genetic engineer, science communicator, and producer of the film.
Credits
Written and Edited by Cody Sheehy
Produced by Samira Kiani
Impact Production by Megan Friend
Recorded by Cody Sheehy and Samira Kiani
Sound design and mixing by Kim Christensen
Music By Tyler Strictland
Marketing and Social Media by Megan Friend and Amna Dolphin
Social media consulting Marci Fiamengo
Supporting materials by Cody Sheehy
Social Media by Megan Friend, Amna Vegha, and Marci Fiamengo
Website by Craig Boesewetter
Executive Production by Randall Gebhardt and Christopher Gebhardt
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