A self-limiting Sterile Insect Technique alternative for Ceratitis capitata
Serafima Davydova, Junru Liu, Yiran Liu, Kavya Prince, Jonathan Mann, Nikolay P. Kandul, W. Evan Braswell, Jackson Champer, Omar S. Akbari, Angela Meccariello
The paper develops a split-CRISPR/Cas9 system for sex conversion in Mediterranean fruit flies to improve population control strategies.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2024 · PreprintGenetics