A synthetic sex ratio distortion system for the control of the human malaria mosquito.
(2014)
Journal Article
Galizi, R., Doyle, L. A., Menichelli, M., Bernardini, F., Deredec, A., Burt, A., …Crisanti, A. (2014). A synthetic sex ratio distortion system for the control of the human malaria mosquito. Nature communications, 3977 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4977
It has been theorized that inducing extreme reproductive sex ratios could be a method to suppress or eliminate pest populations. Limited knowledge about the genetic makeup and mode of action of naturally occurring sex distorters and the prevalence of... Read More about A synthetic sex ratio distortion system for the control of the human malaria mosquito..