New World screwworm larvae use tusklike mandibles to consume the flesh of warm-blooded animals, causing infections that can be fatal to the host. New World screwworm larvae use tusklike mandibles to consume the flesh of warm-blooded animals, causing infections that can be fatal to the host.

On May 15, The journal Science published an article co-authored by Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics, entitled “Deliberate extinction by genome modification: An ethical challenge.”

Read the full article here.