Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population

Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population

Abstract In an attempt to control the mosquito-borne diseases yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika fevers, a strain of transgenically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes containing a dominant lethal gene has been developed by a commercial company, Oxitec Ltd. If lethality is complete, releasing...

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Main Authors: Benjamin R. Evans, Panayiota Kotsakiozi, Andre Luis Costa-da-Silva, Rafaella Sayuri Ioshino, Luiza Garziera, Michele C. Pedrosa, Aldo Malavasi, Jair F. Virginio, Margareth L. Capurro, Jeffrey R. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-019-49660-6

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