Gene Drive Mosquitoes (Target Malaria project) — Malaria Control
Status
Ongoing
Start Year
2013
Project Description
Gene Drive Mosquitoes (Target Malaria project) are part of a major international effort to control malaria by genetically modifying mosquitoes so their populations collapse or become unable to transmit the disease.
Target Organisms
Trait(s)
Target Malaria mainly focuses on population-suppression traits in Anopheles mosquitoes
Countries Active
Introduction of broad-spectrum bacterial blight resistance in rice
Status
Ongoing
Target Organisms
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Accelerating African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Vaccine Development via CRISPR-Cas9 and Synthetic Biology Technologies
Status
Ongoing
Target Organisms
Trait(s)
ASFV Vaccine
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Modulation of Energy Homeostasis In Maize and Arabidopsis to Develop Lines Tolerant to Drought, Genotoxic and Oxidative Stresses
Target Organisms
Trait(s)
Drought tolerance
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Genetic Improvement of Banana for Control of Bacterial Wilt Disease
Status
Ongoing
Target Organisms
Trait(s)
Bacterial wilt resistance
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Striga Smart Sorghum for Africa Project
Status
Ongoing
Target Organisms
Trait(s)
Striga resistance
Project GEd Technique
Institution(s)
Amount (USD)
3.80Million