Manipulating the destiny of wild populations using CRISPR

R Raban, JM Marshall, BA Hay… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Genetic biocontrol aims to suppress or modify populations of species to protect public
health, agriculture, and biodiversity. Advancements in genome engineering technologies …

Dual effector population modification gene-drive strains of the African malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii

R Carballar-Lejarazú, Y Dong… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Proposed genetic approaches for reducing human malaria include population modification,
which introduces genes into vector mosquitoes to reduce or prevent parasite transmission …

Leveraging eco-evolutionary models for gene drive risk assessment

MA Combs, AJ Golnar, JM Overcash, AL Lloyd… - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Engineered gene drives create potential for both widespread benefits and irreversible harms
to ecosystems. CRISPR-based systems of allelic conversion have rapidly accelerated gene …

The potential of gene drives in malaria vector species to control malaria in African environments

PA Hancock, A North, AW Leach, P Winskill… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Gene drives are a promising means of malaria control with the potential to cause sustained
reductions in transmission. In real environments, however, their impacts will depend on local …

Assessing the impact of relapse, reinfection and recrudescence on malaria eradication policy: a bifurcation and optimal control analysis

H Tasman, D Aldila, PA Dumbela, MZ Ndii… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present study, we propose and analyze an epidemic mathematical model for malaria
dynamics, considering multiple recurrent phenomena: relapse, reinfection, and …

Transformative Approaches for Sustainable Weed Management: The Power of Gene Drive and CRISPR-Cas9

Y Kumam, HN Trick, PV Vara Prasad, M Jugulam - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Weeds can negatively impact crop yields and the ecosystem's health. While many weed
management strategies have been developed and deployed, there is a greater need for the …

Genetic and geographic population structure in the malaria vector, Anopheles farauti, provides a candidate system for pioneering confinable gene-drive releases

L Ambrose, SL Allen, C Iro'ofa, C Butafa, NW Beebe - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
Indoor insecticide applications are the primary tool for reducing malaria transmission in the
Solomon Archipelago, a region where Anopheles farauti is the only common malaria vector …

MGDrivE 3: A decoupled vector-human framework for epidemiological simulation of mosquito genetic control tools and their surveillance

A Mondal, HM Sánchez C… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Novel mosquito genetic control tools, such as CRISPR-based gene drives, hold great
promise in reducing the global burden of vector-borne diseases. As these technologies …

Considerations for first field trials of low-threshold gene drive for malaria vector control

JB Connolly, A Burt, G Christophides, A Diabate… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Sustainable reductions in African malaria transmission require innovative tools for mosquito
control. One proposal involves the use of low-threshold gene drive in Anopheles vector …

A model-informed target product profile for population modification gene drives for malaria control

A Mondal, HM Sanchez Castellanos, JM Marshall - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
As reductions in malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa stagnate, gene drive-modified
mosquitoes represent one of the most promising novel tools for continued disease control. In …