{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Paul Talks Science Podcast","provider_url":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog","author_name":"Paul Adepoju, PhD","author_url":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/author\/adepojupaul\/","title":"Oxitec\u2019s Mosquitoes and the Promise of Malaria Control - Paul Talks Science Podcast","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xA7Rfp8zZY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/oxitecs-mosquitoes-and-the-promise-of-malaria-control\/\">Oxitec\u2019s Mosquitoes and the Promise of Malaria Control<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/oxitecs-mosquitoes-and-the-promise-of-malaria-control\/embed\/#?secret=xA7Rfp8zZY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Oxitec\u2019s Mosquitoes and the Promise of Malaria Control&#8221; &#8212; Paul Talks Science Podcast\" data-secret=\"xA7Rfp8zZY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s02-podcast-1-1024x1024.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"In this episode, Paul spotlights Oxitec \u2014 the biotech company behind one of the most ambitious malaria control projects on the African continent. CEO Grey Frandsen joins Paul Talks Science to break down how Oxitec\u2019s genetically modified mosquitoes are being deployed in Djibouti to target Anopheles stephensi, an invasive urban mosquito driving malaria resurgence in cities. They discuss how the technology works, why Djibouti is... Read More"}