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Nymphal RNAi: systemic RNAi mediated gene knockdown in juvenile grasshopper.
BMC biotechnology - 3 Oct 2005
Dong Ying, Friedrich Markus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Grasshopper serves as important model system in neuroscience, development and evolution. Representatives of this primitive insect group are also highly relevant targets of pest control efforts. Unfortunately, the lack of genetics or gene specific molecular manipulation imposes major limitations to the study of grasshopper biology. RESULTS: We investigated whether juvenile instars of the grasshopper...
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