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Population Replacement Strategies for Controlling Vector Populations and the Use of Wolbachia pipientis for Genetic Drive
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Biologia
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JoVE Journal Biologia
Population Replacement Strategies for Controlling Vector Populations and the Use of Wolbachia pipientis for Genetic Drive
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10:21 min

July 04, 2007

Capítulos

  • 00:00Introduction
  • 00:26Severity of Malaria Worldwide
  • 01:09Population Replacement Strategy
  • 02:19Gene Drive Systems
  • 03:15Challenges to Implementing a Gene Drive System
  • 03:53Wolbachia pipientis
  • 05:42Wolbachia Infections of Anopheles gambiae
  • 06:27Gene Drive Experiments in Controlled Settings
  • 07:22Ethical Considerations of Releasing Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
  • 08:21Obstacles to Population Replacement Strategies
  • 09:24Funding
  • 10:12End Credits

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In this interview, Jason Rasgon explains the concept of genetic drive and the characteristics of an effective gene drive system. The use of the endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia pipientis, as a means to spread genes through mosquito populations, is hypothesized.

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