Applications of insect transgenesis
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Genetics
- Vol. 4 (3) , 225-232
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1021
Abstract
The recent establishment of broadly applicable genetic transformation systems will allow the analysis of gene function in diverse insect species. This will increase our understanding of developmental and evolutionary biology. Furthermore, insect transgenesis will provide new strategies for insect pest management and methods to impair the transmission of pathogens by human disease vectors. However, these powerful techniques must be applied with great care to avoid harm to our environment.Keywords
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