A sustainable synthetic biology approach for the control of the invasive golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
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M. F. Rebelo, L. F. Afonso, J. A. Americo, L. da Silva, J. L. B. Neto, F. Dondero and Q. Zhang,
PeerJ Preprints,
6:e27164v3.
2018.
The recent development of the CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive has created the conditions to seriously consider this technology to solve one of the major environmental challenges in biodiversity conservation i.e. the control of invasive species. There is no efficient control method for golden mussel infestation available so far. Here we discuss the technical and economic feasibility of using a synthetic biology based approach to fight and control the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei in South American rivers and reservoirs. More related to this: To reduce the global burden of human schistosomiasis, use ‘old fashioned’ snail control Gene drives for schistosomiasis transmission control |
