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Brazil Is Releasing Mutated Mosquitoes to Fight Dengue Fever

Brazil Is Releasing Mutated Mosquitoes to Fight Dengue Fever | Genetic Engineering Publications - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
If you're going to Brazil for the World Cup, don’t forget your insect repellent, and maybe one of these. The country has the highest incidence of dengue fever in the world, with...
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Oxitec has developed transgenic mosquitoes. The modified male mosquitoes are released into the wild and create progeny that have the lethal gene.

 

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'Designer sperm' inserts custom genes into offspring

'Designer sperm' inserts custom genes into offspring | Genetic Engineering Publications - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
The "new genetics" promises to change faulty genes of future generations by introducing new, functioning genes using "designer sperm." Research shows that introducing genetic material via a viral vector into mouse sperm leads to the presence and...
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The lentiviral transduction of spermatozoa, an original and efficient strategy to generate transgenic models!

 

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The lentiviral transduction of spermatozoa, an original and efficient strategy to generate transgenic models!

 

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