Flesh-eating Screwworms Have Returned. Which New Technologies Could Stop Them?
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New World screwworm flies, highly destructive parasitic insects, have returned to parts of the U.S. and pose a significant danger. Professor Omar Akbari of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology discusses how the insect was eliminated in the past and the ways new genetics technologies could help control today’s threat.
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Flesh-eating Screwworms Have Returned. Which New Technologies Could Stop Them?
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