Considerations
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V1NK needs to complete all the toxicity tests before being commercialized and large scale produced. Also, it is necessary to study the effects the VUAA-actives could have on water bodies.
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V1NK needs to work along local health institutes to implement V1NK to complement the health policies and prevention campaigns that the communities have.
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The mosquitoes' deviation from V1NK-safe communities could mean a migration to communities that are not yet protected or to other animals that mosquitoes could target.
Biodesign Challenge 2020
What Are We Currently At?
We are aiming to take part of this year Biodesign Challenge as the Universidad de Los Andes, the event will be broadcast online for an entire week from June 15th - 19th.
What Are V1NK Next Steps?
"Our initial studies indicate that VUAA-actives are non-toxic and readily synthesized in large scale production-type strategies. Right now the only thing stopping this from happening is the entrepreneurial will to make it a reality".
-Laurence Zwiebel Ph.D., Vanderbilt University professor of Biological Sciences and Pharmacology
