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NC State University, Raleigh,
Joined April 2020
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Maxwell Scott of @Max_Scott_Lab has devoted much of his career to outsmarting the screwworm. #FuturePerfect25
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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…
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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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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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Screwworm: Why is this flesh-eating parasite making a comeback? newscientist.com/article/245…
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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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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
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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…
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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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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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¡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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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…
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/…
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From bugs to budo: @DominicDReisig of @NCSU_DEPP dances between battling boll weevils and mastering martial arts, proving that passion has many dimensions.
For more, join @SCampbellstaton on this final week's episode of #HumanFootprintPBS airing Wed, Aug 9 at 8/9c on @PBS.
