Uruguay wants to use gene drives to eradicate devastating screwworms

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On a warm, sunny day in Montevideo, Uruguay, the air is smogless and crisp. Inside a highly secured facility at the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) are a sophisticated gene gun, giant microscopes, and tens of thousands of gene-edited flies, their bright blue wings fluttering against the walls of their small, white, netted cages.…

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/02/16/1088505/uruguay-gene-drives-screwworms/