Synthetic BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Gene drive and genetic sex conversion in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata
Angela Meccariello, Shibo Hou, Serafima Davydova…·Nikolai Windbichler
This paper demonstrates the feasibility of using CRISPR-Cas9 gene drives in the medfly to achieve sex conversion and female sterility, offering a strategy for pest population suppression.
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