Discoveries, Promises, and Perils of the application of CRISPR technologies to insects
摘要截稿:
全文截稿: 2024-10-01
影响因子: 3.827
期刊难度:
CCF分类: 无
中科院JCR分区:
• 大类 : 生物学 - 2区
• 小类 : 生化与分子生物学 - 2区
• 小类 : 昆虫学 - 1区
Overview
CRISPR gene editing technologies have opened the door to disabling, modifying, and replacing genes in a wide range of organisms including insects. Since its first applications in Drosophila more than a decade ago, CRISPR has been used in diverse insect species to study questions that range from gene function and physiology to development and behavior, as well as to explore its utility for pest control. The time is ripe to evaluate the successes, the failures, and the perils associated with the application of these technologies to insects.We seek submissions related to all aspects of gene editing. These include, but are not limited to: insights gained regarding fundamental questions of biology (e.g., physiology, metabolism, development, behavior); application of these technologies to pest control and their ethical and ecological implications; and technical advances (e.g., for efficient gene editing, gene replacement and gene insertion; for identifying and minimizing off-target effects; for spatiotemporal-specific gene editing; for high-throughput functional genomics screen, etc.). We encourage researchers to share their findings, insights, expertise, and precautionary principles on these game-changing technologies, gained from their application to any insect species.
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Guest editors:
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John J. Ewer - Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Chile.David D. Dolezel - Institute of Entomology Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia.Huidong Wang - Henan University, Keifeng, China.
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Manuscript submission information:
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Submission Deadline: 1st October 2024