Reversing insecticide resistance (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Reversing insecticide resistance

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Reversing insecticide resistance with a new type of gene-drive system: Treatment of fields with insecticides leads to the emergence of insecticide-resistant insect pests and reduced diversity of beneficial insects. A new proof-of-principle study published in Nature Communications shows that gene drives engineered to bias inheritance called allelic-drives can be applied in the absence of pesticide treatment to restore insecticide susceptibility and balanced natural levels of insect populations.

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Bier Lab, UC San Diego

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Must be used in conjunction with Nature Communications paper on reversing insecticide resistance.

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