
Episode 830 • • 2:42:53 - 2:47:04
830: Tool Followers
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Mosquito Release Demo
At the Recode Conference, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation demonstrated a "citizen science" project involving the release of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat Zika. The hosts criticize the cavalier attitude toward releasing modified insects into the environment and the lack of public oversight.
