Germline Mutagenesis of Nasonia Vitripennis Through Ovarian Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is a powerful technology to study the genetics of rising model organisms, such as the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis. However, current methods involving embryonic microinjection of CRISPR reagents are challenging. Delivery of Cas9…
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Two Separate Toxicity Studies Conducted on Apis Melifera (Honey Bees)
Introduction This report outlines two separate toxicity studies conducted on Apis melifera. The first study follows the parameters of the EPA Litmus test and the second study delves deeper into possible BAPC toxicity surpassing the…
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Delivery of Lethal dsRNAs in Insect Diets by Branched Amphiphilic Peptide Capsules
Development of new and specific insect pest management methods is critical for overcoming pesticide resistance and collateral off-target killings. Gene silencing by feeding dsRNA to insects shows promise in this area. Here we described the…
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