Mosquito Sex Separation using Complementation of Selectable Traits and Engineered Neo-Sex Chromosomes
Doron Shalom Yishai Zaada, Or Toren, Flávia Krsticevic, Daniella An Haber, Denys Gildman, Navot Galpaz, Irina Häecker, Marc F. Schetelig, Éric Marois, Yael Arien, Philippos Aris Papathanos
This paper develops a genetic sexing strain in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes by combining CRISPR-engineered selectable traits with sex conversion, enabling efficient and accurate sex separation.
Nature Communications · Dec 11, 2025Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology