Genetic variation not an obstacle to gene drive strategy to control mosquitoes
Genetic variation not an obstacle to gene drive strategy to control mosquitoes
Tags: Gene drive mechanisms, Gene drive syntheticUniversity of California Davis, ScienceDaily, 2020.
New research from entomologists at UC Davis clears a potential obstacle to using CRISPR-Cas9 “gene drive” technology to control mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and Zika.