Selected media links about my work include (see also HEGAAs and Scientific standards pages )
2012 / 2014
mostly stemming from
Reeves, R. Guy, Jai A. Denton, Fiammetta Santucci, Jarosław Bryk, and Floyd A. Reed. “Scientific Standards and the Regulation of Genetically Modified Insects.” Edited by Michael J. Lehane. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 6, no. 1 (January 31, 2012): e1502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001502.
see accompanying website for media coverage and also this file
Trust, transparency & transgenic insects (very interesting industry perspective)
Frankenstein-Insekten als Waffe gegen Malaria
What should the public know about GM insect trials?
2017
2018 /2019
mostly stemming from
Reeves, R. G., S. Voeneky, D. Caetano-Anollés, F. Beck, and C. Boëte. “Agricultural Research, or a New Bioweapon System?” Science 362, no. 6410 (October 5, 2018): 35–37. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat7664. open access available through this link
Crop-protecting insects could be turned into bioweapons, critics warn
Les inquiétants scénarios de la biologie végétale high-tech aux États-Unis
The weaponisation of food is taking a new form. It could change warfare
德法科学家质疑美国军方开发生物武器，违反《禁止生物武器公约》
Alertan que Estados Unidos utiliza insectos como armas biológicas en cultivos
Scientists: Pentagon’s Plant-Virus Research Could Endanger World’s Food Supply
Cientistas alertam que programa militar dos EUA pode ser visto como arma biológica
Ученые заподозрили DARPA в разработке биологического оружия
Gentechnik: Insekten als Viren-Taxi
EUA estão tentando criar insetos como armas biológicas
Was, wenn die Superviren sich gegen uns wenden?
Alertan que Estados Unidos utiliza insectos como armas biológicas en cultivos
Des insectes pour disséminer des virus : une arme incontrôlable ?
2020 / 2021
Going viral? Intentional dispersion of genetically modified viruses outside of contained facilities
Viren können eine gesamte Population in kurzer Zeit verändern
In the US, Imminent Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Fight Dengue
In Florida beginnt die Freisetzung Zehntausender Gentech-veränderter Moskitos
Lentzo, Filippa, and R Guy Reeves. “Scientists Are Working on Vaccines That Spread like a Disease. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 18, 2020.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Overview and Issues for Congress 2020. This is not a media report but a USA congressional report that quotes substantially from our 2018 work, see page 24).
Press Releases
- Reeves, R. G., S. Voeneky, D. Caetano-Anollés, F. Beck, and C. Boëte. “Agricultural Research, or a New Bioweapon System?” Science 362, no. 6410 (October 5, 2018): 35–37. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat7664. German English
- Reeves, R. Guy, Jai A. Denton, Fiammetta Santucci, Jarosław Bryk, and Floyd A. Reed. “Scientific Standards and the Regulation of Genetically Modified Insects.” Edited by Michael J. Lehane. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 6, no. 1 (January 31, 2012): e1502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001502. German English
- Reeves, R G. Ethics Council Of The Max Planck Society “Chapter 4. Gene drive and preliminary thoughts about environmental release.” Discussion paper focusing on the scientific relevance of genome editing and on the ethical, legal and societal issues potentially involved"., 2019. https://www.mpg.de/13811476/DP-Genome-Editing-EN-Web.pdf. German English
- Reeves, R. Guy, and Martin Phillipson. “Mass Releases of Genetically Modified Insects in Area-Wide Pest Control Programs and Their Impact on Organic Farmers.” Sustainability 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9010059. German English
Multimedia
better edited version of above 2020 ESOF panel available here
‘Insect Allies' Program Draws Criticism
This UN meeting in Geneva for more than 100 diplomats and government advisors in addition, which was preceded by a 3 day workshop for 15 global experts in the fields of virology, international law, military strategy and biosecurity.
