{"id":4741,"date":"2025-06-30T05:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4741"},"modified":"2025-06-30T05:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:42:17","slug":"oxitecs-mosquitoes-and-the-promise-of-malaria-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/oxitecs-mosquitoes-and-the-promise-of-malaria-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxitec\u2019s Mosquitoes and the Promise of Malaria Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, Paul spotlights Oxitec \u2014 the biotech company behind one of the most ambitious malaria control projects on the African continent. 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