Viral gene drive in herpesviruses

Marius Walter; Eric Verdin

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18678-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Viral gene drive in herpesviruses

Marius Walter,
Eric Verdin

Affiliations

Marius Walter: Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Eric Verdin: Buck Institute for Research on Aging

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18678-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Current gene drive strategies are restricted to sexually reproducing species. Here the authors develop a gene drive in herpesviruses that allows the spread of an engineered trait through a viral population.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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