Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Returned. Can New Technology Stop Them? (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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New World screwworm flies, highly destructive parasitic insects, have returned to parts of the U.S. and pose a significant danger. UC San Diego Professor Omar Akbari discusses how the insect was eliminated in the past and the ways new genetics technologies could help combat today’s threat.

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