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Entomologist Stephen Dobson on releasing modified mosquitoes to fight disease

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published August 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM CDT

NPR's Scott Simons asks University of Kentucky entomologist Stephen Dobson about mosquito control using modified mosquitoes released into the wild.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states.
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Scott Simon

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Out of the fire: Displaced French residents return home to leftover ruins

Hannah Bloch, Eleanor Beardsley

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