Slate Magazine (blog) | Can Genetic Engineering Stop Zika? A Future Tense Event Recap. Slate Magazine (blog) On Feb. 23, Future Tense—a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University—held an event in Washington, D.C., to discuss the potential use of genetic engineering to stop Aedes aegypti from spreading Zika as well as dengue, yellow ... The Ethical Risks of Engineering Mosquitoes Into Extinction To Stop Zika |