HomeR engineered flies (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

HomeR engineered flies

Caption

Engineered flies expressing Cas9 (red body) and the Home-and-Rescue (HomeR) drive system (green eyes), which is designed to more safely and stably implement genetic modifications in target populations.

Credit

Nikolay Kandul, UC San Diego

Usage Restrictions

Must be used in conjunction with UC San Diego research on gene drives.

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