# Gene Drives Could Fight Malaria and Other Global Killers but Might Have Unintended Consequences

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/gene-drives-could-fight-malaria-and-other-global-killers-but-might-have-unintended-consequences/
- Published: 2023-01-14T10:00:07-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Oleksandr Chaban / Getty Images. Article by Matthew Cobb. Scientific American – January 13, 2023. Every year more than 600,000 people die from mosquito-transmitted malaria, most of them children under age five. Some insects that are disease vectors, such as mosquitoes, are currently expanding their range around the world, bringing new threats. Genetic engineering can fix this by permanently altering insect genes through what is known as a gene drive. […] Click here to view original web page at www.scientificamerican.com