New CRISPR tools help contain mosquito disease transmission

ScienceDaily
May 28, 2021, 2:48 pm197 pts
Scientists have developed a genetics toolkit that helps pave the way to a gene drive designed to stop Culex mosquitoes from spreading disease. Much less studied than other genera, Culex mosquitoes spread devastating afflictions stemming from West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and the pathogen causing…

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