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. 2013 May 20;23(10):R453-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.058.

Insect biotechnology: controllable replacement of disease vectors

Ernst A Wimmer  1
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Insect biotechnology: controllable replacement of disease vectors

Ernst A Wimmer. Curr Biol. .
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To fight human vector-borne diseases, first releases of sterile transgenic mosquitoes have been performed. Someday, disease-refractory mosquitoes will replace wild types to stop transmission. For such population replacements, gene drive mechanisms must be established that allow local confinement and reversibility.

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