Melody Petersen

Investigative reporter for the LA Times

Investigative reporter for the LA Times

Melody Petersen on KCRW

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Will genetic modification of mosquitoes take a bite out of insects’ population?

The aggressive “ankle biter” Aedes aegypti mosquito is now in LA. They carry diseases, and can lay eggs in a space as small as a water-filled bottle cap.

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