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Synthetic biology approaches to generate temperature-sensitive alleles for the Sterile Insect Technique.
Insect science - 1 Apr 2026
Leung Chun Yin, Wimmer Ernst A, Ahmed Hassan M M
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The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an environmentally friendly, sustainable pest control approach, which uses large-scale releases of sterile insects to suppress or eradicate target populations through infertile matings. The efficiency of SIT is enhanced by male-only releases requiring genetic sexing strains (GSSs) that are classically based on selectable recessive visible markers or temperature-sensitive...
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