Insect Allies' Three Technical Areas (IMAGE)

Boyce Thompson Institute

Insect Allies' Three Technical Areas

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Insect Allies' three technical areas--trait design, insect vector optimization, and selective gene therapy in mature plants--layer together to support the goal of rapidly transforming mature plants to protect against agricultural disruption without the need for extensive infrastructure.

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DARPA (Image Sources: Shutterstock, National Institutes of Health, Creative Commons / E. Mohmand / CIMMYT)

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