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How about placing in our blood flow a CRISPR that embeds into mosquitoes' DNA something that makes all their offspring sterile after four generations? For three
by guard-of-terra 10y ago
How about placing in our blood flow a CRISPR that embeds into mosquitoes' DNA something that makes all their offspring sterile after four generations? For three generations they should be fertile thus moving genes around.
- maxerickson 10y agoA similar strategy is already in use. http://www.oxitec.com/our-solution/technology/the-science/ http://www.oxitec.com/our-solution/technology/the-science/ http://www.straitstimes.com/world/americas/brazil-to-use-factory-bred-mozzies-to-fight-diseases http://www.straitstimes.com/world/americas/brazil-to-use-fac... It doesn't use CRISPR or have the amazing generational sterility though.