Videos/Podcasts
KBTX Newscast
Texas A&M researchers experimenting with gene-deleting technology in mosquitoes
Inquiring Minds Podcast
Up To Date | Mosquitoes, robots, pupils, beavers, and Earth’s crust
NPR Southern California Radio – Take Two program
Scientists find gene that turns female mosquitoes into male
NPR Blacksburg/Roanoake, VA (Virginia Public Radio)
Press Releases
These articles focus directly on contributions from the Adelman lab, and are prepared by University communications officers.
Researchers find gene to convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to non-biting males with implications for mosquito control, Department of Entomology website, July 2020
Featured Articles
These articles focus directly on contributions from the Adelman lab and are authored by journalists.
Edit, undo: Temporary gene editing could help solve the mosquito problem, Digital Trends, December 2020
Texas A&M scientists solve the mystery of how mosquitoes become virulent virus hosts, Houston Chronicle, November 2016
Genetic sex change for mosquitoes could stop the spread of Zika, The Guardian, February 2016
Map of Bed Bug Genome Explains Ick Factor and Some Mysteries, Newsweek, February 2016
Gene turns female mosquitoes into males, Science Magazine, May 2015
CRISPR to Descend on Mosquito Genome, Raise Transgenic Swarms, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Contributed expertise
These articles focus either on broad areas of biotechnology or the specific contributions of other scientists, and feature Dr. Adelman’s opinion/perspective.
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?, New York Times Magazine, January 2020
Gene Drives (media briefing), SciLine_AAAS, April 2018
Gene tech offers fresh lines of attack against malaria, Financial Times, April 2018
Gene Drives Steer toward Road Tests, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News September 2017
Mosquitoes Are Deadly, So Why Not Kill Them All?, Wall Street Journal, September 2016
Brazil will release billions of lab-grown mosquitoes to combat infectious disease. Will it work?, Science, October 2016