Insects are the quiet engineers of our ecosystems,

pollinating plants, recycling nutrients, and sustaining food webs.

But years of habitat loss and pesticide use have pushed a lot of species to the brink.

Protecting these insects means giving nature a chance to rebalance,

restoring wildflowers and native habitats.

I'll talk with Dr. Harland Patch about how we can bring the buzz back to our skies.

And at the same time, there are some insects we need to avoid.

So tuck your pants into your socks or douse yourself in bug spray, because we're also going to talk about Lyme disease,

that mysterious illness that's transmitted by the pesky tick.

But before we get into all things insects, let's talk about genetically modified forces.

Because it turns out, scientists recently created the first genetically edited horses.

They did this to make the horses faster so they can play

polo, of all things. I'm Dr. Samantha Amin, and this episode of Curiosity Weekly is all about how

humans are reshaping the wild. There's no shortage of controversies when it comes to CRISPR

technology, but the latest comes

from a somewhat surprising place.

The world of Argentinian polo.

Let me explain.

An Argentinian nonprofit research organization called Kieran Biotech created the first genetically

edited horses using CRISPR.

They did this to make the horses faster so they can play

polo. What's more, the horses are also clones of a prize-winning horse, making them extra

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