@Max_Scott_Lab

We study genes that determine sex in insects and use this knowledge to develop strains for genetic control of pests.All views are our own.

 NC State University, Raleigh,
maxscottlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu
Joined April 2020
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@voxdotcom19 Nov 2025
Maxwell Scott of @Max_Scott_Lab has devoted much of his career to outsmarting the screwworm. #FuturePerfect25
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@TheAtlantic27 May 2025
Before screwworms were eradicated in the U.S., every cut, every scratch, every navel of a newborn calf threatened to turn fatal. Now the parasites are heading back toward us. @sarahzhang reports: theatlantic.com/science/arch…

The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming

After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

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We were happy to contribute a chapter on genetic biocontrol of crop pests to the book “Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests”, which is now available (shop.bdspublishing.com/store…). Alexis Kriete, Sarah Hudadoff, Ariel Tarrand and Amarish Yadav contributed equally.
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Genetic analyses suggest that larval and adult stages of Lucilia cuprina employ different sensory systems biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_genetic
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@WIRED10 Dec 2024
For decades, the screwworm was eliminated in North America, but containment efforts in Panama have failed. Now cattle smugglers are helping the parasite advance north. @evystadium has more. Read the story here: wired.com/story/a-parasite-t…
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@newscientist9 Dec 2024
Screwworm: Why is this flesh-eating parasite making a comeback? newscientist.com/article/245…

Screwworm: Why is this flesh-eating parasite making a comeback? | New Scientist

A resurgence of the screwworm parasite in Central America could have a devastating impact on livestock farming, and poses a threat to humans and wildlife too

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Unlock a $200 discount on our Joint Meeting, Future Agriculture / Genetic Engineering, by registering before December 4th (11:59pm MST). Visit hubs.la/Q02Zd5rR0 or hubs.la/Q02ZcMmW0 to secure your spot. #KSFutureAg25 #KSSustainFuture25 #geneticengineering #plantbio
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Sarah Newey@sneweyy2 Dec 2024
Brilliant read on the crumbling wall keeping the 'man devouring' screw worm out of central & north America, by @ascottgeddes & @SimeonTegel: telegraph.co.uk/global-healt… @TelGlobalHealth

Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back

The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback

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Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back. The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback. ✍️@ascottgeddes and @SimeonTegel telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back

The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback

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COPEGAmerica@COPEGAmerica14 Aug 2024
Si encuentras una gusanera en tu mascota, no te alarmes. Compra medicina con larvicida y cicatrizante, aplícalo en la herida y extrae las larvas con pinzas. Colócalas en un recipiente, no al suelo. Entregalas a un veterinario para análisis – at Panama
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COPEGAmerica@COPEGAmerica13 Nov 2024
Ayer 12 de noviembre se inauguró el primer "Centro de Eclosión y Dispersión del Gusano Barrenador del Ganado" en Palmerola, Honduras🇭🇳. Este centro, clave en la lucha contra esta plaga, permitirá un trabajo más rápido y efectivo junto al centro de Panamá🇵🇦 – at Panama
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COPEGAmerica@COPEGAmerica22 Nov 2024
¡Atención, productores! Nuestros inspectores, promotores y doctores están trabajando arduamente visitando fincas en todas las provincias🇵🇦 para combatir el GBG🪰. Su cooperación es esencial! revise, cure, tome muestras y transporte animales sanos💪🏻 #JuntosContraEIGBG #COPEG – at Panama
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Gene editing of the deep orange gene leads in temperature-sensitive lethal mutant strains. Check out our new paper in BMC Biotechnology 👇rdcu.be/dxHyk
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Ariel Tarrand@ArielTarrand1 Nov 2023
Huge thanks to everybody who helped turn the @Max_Scott_Lab into a super spooky zone today! Shoutout to Juan, Kalindu, and @dramarish1 for decorating, and to @EACattle for the amazing fly mask 🪰🎭
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The @Max_Scott_Lab is open for trick-or-treating! We’re inviting all our @NCSU_DEPP friends to “fly” by Thomas 1542 for some #Halloween buzz. We promise there aren’t any maggots roaming around 😉
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Work by Yadav et al. of @Max_Scott_Lab reports the expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii: doi.org/10.1111/imb.12879 #OpenAccess #CRISPR #Cas9 Photos (from M. Scott): Eye mutants; authors A. Yadav & A. Yamamoto collect #SWD.
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CRISPR Gene Drives: The future of agricultural pest control? | 10/3 #GESColloquium @ 12PM in 1911 Bldg, room 129 & Zoom Amarish Yadav, a postdoc in @Max_Scott_Lab, joins us to discuss the potential & challenges of using CRISPR gene drives for crop pests. mailchi.mp/ncsu/ges-colloqui…
CRISPR/Cas-9-Based Gene Drive To Suppress Agricultural Pests (In-Person) Amarish Yadav, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Max Scott Lab) at NC State

ALT CRISPR/Cas-9-Based Gene Drive To Suppress Agricultural Pests (In-Person) Amarish Yadav, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Max Scott Lab) at NC State

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New work from Novas et al. of the the @Max_Scott_Lab reports on the identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters: doi.org/10.1111/imb.12875 #OpenAccess #CRISPR #Cas9 #Screwworm #U6promoter #GeneEditing
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gene drive in the medfly!🧬🪰 🔬new preprint from the lab with @AngelaMeccarie1 @PhilipLeftwich @phiC32 & generously funded by the @BBSRC #genedrive #synbio biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Gene drive and genetic sex conversion in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata

Homing-based gene drives are novel interventions promising the area-wide, species-specific genetic control of harmful insect populations. Here we characterise a first set of gene drives in a tephri...

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