Insecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food crops. Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies and other insects develop genetic mutations that render the insecticide chemicals ineffective.

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'e-Drive': New gene drive reverses insecticide resistance in pests... then disappears

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Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an 'e-Drive' that reverses insecticide resistance and then disappears from the insect population.

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New gene drive reverses insecticide resistance in pests... then disappears

Since insecticides are the most prevalent way of controlling crop damage from pests, their overuse has rendered pests insecticide-resistant. When beetles,

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New powerful technology reverses insecticide resistance in pests

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Self-Eliminating e-Drive System Reverses Insecticide Resistance in Fruit Flies

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UC San Diego geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an “e-Drive” that reverses insecticide resistance and then disappears from the insect population.

'e-Drive': New gene drive reverses insecticide resistance in pests... then disappears

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