CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive could suppress agricultural pests
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 14:03
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies—so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts of South America—according to new research from North Carolina State University.