Bordenstein Lab: Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Genes and Applications
Channel: Dr. Seth Bordenstein
Date: 2017-04-07

NSF Science Now Episode 51 features work from the Bordenstein Lab on the discovery and potential application of phage genes that enable the bacterium Wolbachia to cause cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in insects; CI is harmful to insects and is now being used for controlling pests and disease  vectors. 

Related links:
NSF Science Now Episode 51 - https://science360.gov/obj/video/9c6eef2e-4b1d-45e9-9154-d72b7641a960/nsf-science-now-episode-51
Bordenstein lab - http://bordensteinlab.vanderbilt.edu/
Nature article - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v543/n7644/full/nature21391.html
Vanderbilt Research News - https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/02/27/new-tool-for-combating-mosquito-borne-disease-insect-parasite-genes/