Buzzkill

This week, three stories of the quiet legacy and the potential future of the mosquito.

An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "Buzzkill" was published on April 16, 2020 and runs 35 minutes.

April 16, 2020 ·35m · Throughline

Summary

In the whole of human history, no predator has killed more of us than the lowly mosquito. And this killing spree, which we still struggle in vain to stop, means the mosquito has been an outsized force in our history — from altering the fate of empires to changing our DNA. This week, three stories of the quiet legacy and the potential future of the mosquito. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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