@macroliter @richmeisel @BarkerLab @sarahzhang @CarolaMolBioGen Male-only strains are maintained by adding tetracycline to the diet. Should reduce production costs and increase the efficiency of population suppression. see https://t.co/K8TRNixi99
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#Screwworm (#Cochliomyia hominivorax) strain developed that produces only males depending on rearing diet - would reduce rearing costs - see the research by #COPEG - @stri_panama - @USDA_ARS - https://t.co/fELNsGZf07 https://t.co/e75rTcSe1h
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@CarolaMolBioGen and Ying Yan (https://t.co/wetOyyuXXj) led the development of New World screwworm transgenic sexing strains with collaborators from @USDA_ARS and @stri_panama. Females died early in development if not fed tetracycline (https://t.co/AXJPFqc