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August 31st, 2023

8/31/2023

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Halting Malaria in Its Tracks

8/25/2023

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https://www.idtransmission.com/understanding/halting-malaria-in-its-tracks
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ProSieben (German free-to-air television network) visits US

8/4/2023

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https://vimeo.com/851307976/d355c4b775?share=copy
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CRISPR QC INNOVATOR AWARD

7/24/2023

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UC San Diego using genetically modified mosquitoes to take on malaria

7/6/2023

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https://omny.fm/shows/knxam-on-demand/uc-san-diego-using-genetically-modified-mosquitoes

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With climate change driving up global temperatures, "mosquito-spread diseases" like malaria .. are now showing up in he U-S. 
Researchers at UC San Diego are working on genetic modifying technology .. that could eventually wipe-out much of the world's "malaria-carrying mosquitoes." 
UCSD biologist Omar Akbari tells KNX .. they're genetically altering male mosquitoes - to take aim at their female counterparts.
Akbari says .. they are honing in on just a few mosquito species - that carry and spread malaria .. so it's NOT about wiping-out ALL female mosquitoes. 
For the first time in at least 20-years,  malaria cases are spreading in states like  Florida,  Texas  and  Minnesota. 

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Scientists Are Gene-Editing Flies to Fight Crop Damage

6/29/2023

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https://www.wired.com/story/gene-editing-flies-to-fight-crop-damage/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=wired&mbid=social_twitter
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Fluorescent sexing strains to facilitate the Sterile Insect Technique in the dengue and tiger mosquitoes

6/16/2023

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https://bioengineeringcommunity.nature.com/posts/fluorescent-sexing-strains-to-facilitate-the-sterile-insect-technique-in-the-dengue-and-tiger-mosquitoes
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A Biotech Offensive Against Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

6/9/2023

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https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/mosquito-control-biotech-disease/
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Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases with CRISPR

6/1/2023

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https://www.the-scientist.com/scientist-to-watch/combating-mosquito-borne-diseases-with-crispr-71128
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Brazil’s Mosquito Factory is Supposed to Curb Dengue. There's A Better Way.

5/3/2023

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https://cell.substack.com/p/mosquito-factory 
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Ag startup Agragene finds a new home in St. Louis, producing sterile male fruit flies

3/20/2023

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https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/nicklaus-ag-startup-agragene-finds-a-new-home-in-st-louis-producing-sterile-male-fruit/article_debaa74f-001e-5914-b0d0-be6767bbd2bf.html
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Scientists disable protective gene in mosquitoes

3/13/2023

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https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2023/03/13/scientists-disable-protective-gene-in-mosquitoes/?&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany
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Agtech startup Agragene relocates from San Diego to St. Louis, bringing with it thousands of fruit flies

3/10/2023

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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/inno/stories/profiles/2023/03/09/agragene-st-louis-relocation-pest-control.html
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Researchers at Rockefeller University and HHMI Identify Biomarker That Makes People “Mosquito Magnets”

2/10/2023

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https://www.darkdaily.com/2023/02/10/researchers-at-rockefeller-university-and-hhmi-identify-biomarker-that-makes-people-mosquito-magnets/
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DARPA FoRWARD - Broadscale Innovations to Detect and Combat Disease

2/3/2023

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University Host Session: Endemic and emerging infectious diseases throughout the world are a persistent threat to US military, and biological and chemical weapons are a threat to all. Innovations at the intersection of engineering, biological, chemical and life sciences provide opportunities for detection of pathogens and novel methods of treatment delivery modalities. This session presents an array of research breakthroughs is dealing with pathogens: detecting them in the air (bio/chemical weapons), combating their drug resistance and eradicating insect-borne diseases with the help of gene editing, and employing plant viruses as prefabricated nanoparticles in treatments of infectious diseases and cancer. Additionally, ideas for steering chemical reactions using interacting photons and excited electrons in optical resonators will be presented.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwmD32KrgOA&list=PL6wMum5UsYvaQ5CCEFd4I6noNtOsPKwc0&index=13
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How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests

2/2/2023

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/02/1067679/crispr-crops-pests/
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Elena describing her work at DARPA Forward.

12/16/2022

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Experts from 14 Nations Discuss Global Gene Drive Project Registry

12/15/2022

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https://today.ucsd.edu/story/experts-from-14-nations-discuss-global-gene-drive-project-registry
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Why they try to fight the overwing painted-ee-eat fly with genetic editing and wasps

11/20/2022

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Read more here:
https://www.infobae.com/america/ciencia-america/2022/11/19/por-que-intentan-combatir-con-edicion-genetica-y-avispas-a-la-avasallante-mosca-de-alas-pintadas/
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Technological advances in mosquito olfaction neurogenetics

11/20/2022

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HighlightsGene-editing technologies have been used to mutate multiple sensory receptors, and their roles in mosquito behaviors have been established.
The genomes of mosquitoes have also been modified to encode fluorescent labeling markers and sensors of neuronal activities.
Single cell RNA-sequencing has expanded the repertoire of potential driver lines that can be engineered to investigate mosquito higher brain centers. The establishment of alternative binary expression systems will further resolve the spatiotemporal control of gene expression.
The design and implementation of synaptic sensors can further highlight the details of the neural pathways triggering specific odor-evoked mosquito behaviors.
The establishment of such novel genetic tools can set the stage for the development of strategies of behavioral manipulation to reduce bites and disease transmission.  
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https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1g6sncQbJ3j46

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Genetic Engineering Aims to Take a Bite Out of Insect Pests

11/16/2022

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As Santa Cruz County combats invasive mosquito, long-term eradication remains uncertain

11/9/2022

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https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/11/08/as-santa-cruz-county-combats-invasive-mosquito-long-term-eradication-remains-uncertain/
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Smelly Skin Compounds Draw Mosquitoes to Some People More than Others

10/19/2022

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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/smell-of-carboxylic-acids-from-skin-attracts-mosquitoes-70659
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Some People Really Are Mosquito Magnets, and They’re Stuck That Way

10/18/2022

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-people-really-are-mosquito-magnets-and-theyre-stuck-that-way/
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Agragene Selected to Participate in the F3 Tech Accelerator Program

10/13/2022

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https://www.einpresswire.com/article/595180303/agragene-selected-to-participate-in-the-f3-tech-accelerator-program
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