Site-specific cassette exchange systems in the Aedes aegypti mosquito and the Plutella xylostella moth.

Genetically engineered insects are being evaluated as potential tools to decrease the economic and public health burden of mosquitoes and agricultural pest insects. Here we describe a new tool for the reliable and targeted genome manipulation of pest insects for research and field release using reco...

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Main Authors: Roya Elaine Haghighat-Khah, Sarah Scaife, Sara Martins, Oliver St John, Kelly Jean Matzen, Neil Morrison, Luke Alphey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121097