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Nature Reviews Genetics 4, 225-232 (March 2003) | doi:10.1038/nrg1021
Innovation: Applications of insect transgenesis
Ernst A. Wimmer1 About the author
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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.
Author affiliations
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Ernst A. Wimmer is at the Lehrstuhl für Genetik, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30 NWI, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany.
Email: ernst.wimmer@uni-bayreuth.de
