A Longwing Butterfly Resting on a Lantana flower (IMAGE)

George Washington University

A Longwing Butterfly Resting on a Lantana flower

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Depicted is a longwing butterfly resting on a Lantana flower. Its wing patterns have been modified through CRISPR gene editing, which removed a crucial RNA molecule, leading to a loss of melanic scales.

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Luca Livraghi, a postdoctoral scientist at GW

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