Difference between revisions of "Wolbachia versus Gene Drives for Mosquito Control (Biotechnology and Society 2016)"
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| − | * Akbari, | + | * Akbari, OS., et al. (2014) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23654248 Novel synthetic Medea selfish genetic elements drive population replacement in Drosophila; a theoretical exploration of Medea-dependent population suppression]. ''ACS Synthetic Biology'' '''3''':915–928. |
| − | * A synthetic gene drive system for local, reversible modification and suppression of insect populations. | + | * Akbari OS, et al. (2013) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23541732 A synthetic gene drive system for local, reversible modification and suppression of insect populations]. ''Curr Biol.'' '''23''':671-677. |
| − | * Comment: Insect biotechnology: controllable replacement of disease vectors. | + | * Wimmer EA. (2013) [Comment: Insect biotechnology: controllable replacement of disease vectors]. ''Curr Biol.'' '''23''':R453-R456. |
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| + | ==== Additional Resources ==== | ||
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| + | * Champer J, Buchman A, Akbari OS. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26875679 Cheating evolution: engineering gene drives to manipulate the fate of wild populations]. ''Nat. Rev. Genet.'' '''17''':146–159. | ||
==== Required Reading/Viewing ==== | ==== Required Reading/Viewing ==== | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 7 November 2016
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Everyone: Overview
Required Reading/Viewing
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gene-drives-spread-their-wings?mode=pick&context=170
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD8SmacBUcU
- Mosquito Is Next Weapon to Fight Malaria Caroline ChenBloomberg News June 16, 2016.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V9gbgICPKY
- http://nas-sites.org/gene-drives/
Additional Resources
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691325/
- Regulating gene drives https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035410
- Concerning RNA-guided gene drives for the alteration of wild populations. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25035423
Wolbachia Czar
Required Reading/Viewing
- http://www.nature.com/news/us-reviews-plan-to-infect-mosquitoes-with-bacteria-to-stop-disease-1.19967
- https://www.wired.com/2016/08/california-city-fending-off-zika-releasing-40000-mosquitoes-every-week/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-tiny-bacterium-called-wolbachia-could-defeat-dengue/
- http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002688
Medea Gene Drive Czar
- Akbari, OS., et al. (2014) Novel synthetic Medea selfish genetic elements drive population replacement in Drosophila; a theoretical exploration of Medea-dependent population suppression. ACS Synthetic Biology 3:915–928.
- Akbari OS, et al. (2013) A synthetic gene drive system for local, reversible modification and suppression of insect populations. Curr Biol. 23:671-677.
- Wimmer EA. (2013) [Comment: Insect biotechnology: controllable replacement of disease vectors]. Curr Biol. 23:R453-R456.
Additional Resources
- Champer J, Buchman A, Akbari OS. (2016) Cheating evolution: engineering gene drives to manipulate the fate of wild populations. Nat. Rev. Genet. 17:146–159.
