Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Gene-drive suppression of mosquito populations in large cages as a bridge between lab and field

  • Andrew Hammond,
  • Paola Pollegioni,
  • Tania Persampieri,
  • Ace North,
  • Roxana Minuz,
  • Alessandro Trusso,
  • Alessandro Bucci,
  • Kyros Kyrou,
  • Ioanna Morianou,
  • Alekos Simoni,
  • Tony Nolan,
  • Ruth Müller,
  • Andrea Crisanti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24790-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

Read online

Experimental analysis of gene drive population dynamics has mostly been limited to small cage trials. Here the authors, to fill the gap between lab based studies and field studies, use large indoor cages and see population suppression without the emergence of resistant alleles