It's a girl: Gene silencing technology alters sex of prawns

Monday, June 30, 2014 - 18:00 in Biology & Nature

Israeli scientists have developed a novel method for generating single-sex populations of prawns. This could be used to boost the productivity of aquaculture farms and even as a biocontrol measure against invasive species and pests.

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