#genedrive #invasiv

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausratte
wurde bereits durch die
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderratte
verdrängt. Diese ist aus Asien eingewandert, somit eine invasive Art, die insbesondere in Bächen und Flüssel Kleintiere jagt.

Das Verdrängen der Wanderratte wäre einfach, preiswert und ohne Gift und Gewalt möglich:
https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/122783-genetically-mutated-rats-could-be-a-21st-century-form-of-pest-control/de

Allerdings kann diese Entscheidung nur durch die EU erfolgen.

More developments in making gene drives using CRISPR.

In order to combat Drosophila suzukii fruit destroying flies, NC State researchers have created a "homing" gene drive targeting the fly doublesex gene that, if inhibited, will result in sterility of the next generation.

Since the gene is so conserved, it could also be used as a target with other harmful insects.

#CRISPR #GeneDrive #Flies #Sterility #Biology #Science #Biotech #Biotechnology #Scicomm

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301525120

Gene drive in the medfly! Happy to be part of this preprint with Angela Meccariello, Philippos Papathanos, and Nikolai Windbichler
#genedrive #synbio #medfly
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.16.553191v1

This week I have done some conceptual digging into metaphors uses in gene drive communication https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingsciencepublic/2023/01/20/gene-drive-communication-on-bombs-and-bullets/ #metaphor #scicomm #genedrive

"On taking a blood meal, mosquitoes with the modification produce two antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the gut, which impair the malaria parasite’s development. The two peptides are magainin 2, which was first found within skin secretions of the African claw frog Xenopus laevis, and melittin, a primary toxin component of the European honey bee Apis mellifera." #malaria, #antimicrobialpeptides #genedrive

https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/infectious-diseases/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-stunt-malaria-parasite-growth-prevent-transmission/?MailingID=%DEPLOYMENTID%&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=GEN+Daily+News+Highlights&utm_content=01&utm_campaign=GEN+Daily+News+Highlights_20221226&oly_enc_id=6688E2244356C6Z

Nice commentary on our recent study demonstrating the first feasible #genedrive for control of #invasive #rodents on islands. A promising new tool for #conservation

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2218020119

Nice commentary on our recent study demonstrating the first feasible #genedrive for control of #invasive #rodents on islands. A promising new tool for #conservation

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2218020119

https://youtu.be/Ee2Tlex6-PU voices from Africa COP15 #gmo #genedrive

RT @RoliRoberts
Saving #Squirrel Nutkin? Bruce Whitelaw at #ConsGenPop22 considers the case for #GeneDrive to humanely tackle the invasive #GreySquirrel in the UK, making room for its endangered red cousin.

My introduction! I'm Philip Leftwich, an Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia. I teach #genetics, programming, and #statistics. I also research gene editing, #genedrive and applied methods for pest insect control