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PRESS
2024
The race against time to defeat mosquito-borne diseases
Michael Peel, Financial Times // 18 June 2024
2023
‘The new rock n roll stars of our time’: Photographer Rankin swaps celebrities for scientists
Rankin, The Telegraph // 25 April 2023
Time to innovate: Malaria in a changing world,
Stephanie Wilkes Moumtzis & Hayley Dunning, Imperial College London // 18 April 2023
Sonifying malaria research,
Gareth Mitchell & Hayley Dunning, Imperial College Podcast // 22 February 2023
2022
8 innovative ways Imperial is tackling malaria,
Hayley Dunning, Claudia Cannon & Elinor Pegler, Imperial College London // 25 April 2022
2021
Genetic engineering test with mosquitoes ‘may be game changer’ in eliminating malaria,
Linda Geddes, The Guardian // 28 July 2021
How an altered strand of DNA can cause malaria-spreading mosquitoes to self-destruct,
Rob Stein, NPR // 28 July 2021
Malarial mosquitoes suppressed in experiments that mimic natural environments,
Hayley Dunning, Imperial College London // 28 July 2021
2020
Malaria mosquitoes eliminated in lab by creating all-male populations
Hayley Dunning, Imperial College London // 11 May 2020
Gene editing and the war against malaria,
Ethan Bier & Elliott Sober, American Scientist // 1 May 2020
2019
Self-destructing mosquitoes and sterilized rodents: the promise of gene drives
Megan Scudellari, Nature // 9 July 2019
Scientists model ‘gene drive’ for malaria carrier insect,
Clive Cookson, The Financial Times // 24 April 2019
2018
Using gene drives to control wild mosquito populations and wipe out malaria,
Andrea Crisanti & Kyros Kyrou, The Conversation // 21 December 2018
A genetically modified organism could end malaria and save millions of lives — if we decide to use it,
Dylan Matthews, Vox // 26 September 2018
Gene editing could eliminate mosquitoes, but is it a good idea?
Michael Nedelman, CNN // 25 September 2018
Mosquitoes that can carry malaria eliminated in lab experiments,
Hayley Dunning, Imperial College London // 24 September 2018
Giving malaria a deadline
Nicholas Wade, The New York Times // 24 September 2018
Malaria mosquitoes wiped out in lab trials of gene drive technique,
Kate Kelland, Reuters News // 24 September 2018
2017
Six ways Imperial researchers are working to eliminate malaria
Hayley Dunning, Imperial College London // 25 April 2017
Gene drive for Malaria control
Andrea Crisanti, TED Talk at TEDxWarwick // 4 April 2017
2016
Rewriting the code of life
Michael Specter, The New Yorker // 25 December 2016
Kill all the mosquitoes?!
Jerry Adler, Smithsonian Magazine // 1 June 2016
Should we wipe mosquitoes off the face of the Earth?
Archie Bland, The Guardian // 10 February 2016
2015
Modified mosquitoes could help fight against malaria
Hayley Dunning. Imperial College London // 7 December 2015
2014
GM mosquitoes a ‘quantum leap’ towards tackling malaria
Adam Vaughan, The Guardian // 10 June 2014
Scientists wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes in lab with male-only offspring
Hayley Dunning, Imperial College London // 10 June 2014
2011
Building a better bug
Stephan Faris, The Atlantic // 15 October 2011
Malaria could be genetically modified out of mosquitoes, scientists say
Cyrus Farivar, Deutsche Welle // 27 April 2011
Scientists prove new technology to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes
Simon Levey, Imperial College London // 27 April 2011
Genetic breakthrough may stop mosquitoes spreading malaria
Steve Connor, The Independent // 21 April 2011
Scientists manipulate mosquitoes in malaria fight
Kate Kelland, Reuters News // 20 April 2011
2007
Why we need the male mozzie
Roger Highfield, The Telegraph // 27 March 2007
Malaria: GM mosquitoes offer new hope for millions
Ian Sample, The Guardian // 20 March 2007
2005
Scientists go for glow to tackle malaria
Mike Shanahan, SciDev.net // 10 October 2005
Scientists create GM mosquitoes to fight malaria and save thousands of lives
David Adam, The Guardian // 10 October 2005
2001
Scientists plan to wipe out malaria with GM mosquitoes
James Meek, The Guardian // 3 September 2001
