Genetic control of malaria and dengue /

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover -- Genetic Control of Malaria and Dengue -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Biography -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapters 8, 13 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- 1 Transgenic Pests and Human Health: A Short Overview of Social, Cultural, and Scientific Considerations -- Introduction -- Current State of GMOs -- Dengue Fever and Malaria -- Dengue Fever -- Malaria -- Dengue and Malaria Control -- Things to Consider Before Implementing GMO Control Methods -- Allocating Resources Between Treatment and Control -- Economic Development -- Community Engagement -- Values and Ethics of Control Measures -- Stewardship -- Animal Welfare -- Justice As Fairness -- Precaution -- An Ethical, Cultural, and Social Framework -- Regulation, Deliberation, and Public Communication of Biotechnology -- Current US Regulation of Biotechnology -- Biotechnology and the Public Sphere -- Models of Public Communication -- Public Opinion of Transgenics -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Concept and History of Genetic Control -- Introduction -- Agricultural Applications of Genetic Control Lead the Field -- Eradication of the New World Screwworm Fly Cochliomyia hominivorax Using the Sterile Insect Technique -- Use of Genetic Sexing Strains in Mediterranean Fruit Fly SIT Programs -- The Australian Sheep Blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) Field Female Killing Strains -- The Current State of Using SIT to Control Agricultural Pests -- Attempts to Extend Genetic Control to Mosquitoes -- Progress Without Modern Biotechnology -- Cytoplasmic Incompatibility and Wolbachia Population Replacement -- Classical SIT -- Chromosome Rearrangements.…”
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