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Max Scott Lab @Max_Scott_Lab

We study genes that determine sex in insects and use this knowledge to develop strains for genetic control of pests.All views are our own.

Joined April 2020
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Vox
@voxdotcom
19 Nov 2025
Maxwell Scott of @Max_Scott_Lab has devoted much of his career to outsmarting the screwworm. #FuturePerfect25
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The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
27 May 2025
Before screwworms were eradicated in the U.S., every cut, every scratch, every navel of a newborn calf threatened to turn fatal. Now the parasites are heading back toward us. @sarahzhang reports: theatlantic.com/science/arch…

The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming

After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

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We were happy to contribute a chapter on genetic biocontrol of crop pests to the book “Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests”, which is now available (shop.bdspublishing.com/store…). Alexis Kriete, Sarah Hudadoff, Ariel Tarrand and Amarish Yadav contributed equally.
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bioRxiv Genetics@biorxiv_genetic
23 Dec 2024
Genetic analyses suggest that larval and adult stages of Lucilia cuprina employ different sensory systems biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_genetic
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WIRED
@WIRED
10 Dec 2024
For decades, the screwworm was eliminated in North America, but containment efforts in Panama have failed. Now cattle smugglers are helping the parasite advance north. @evystadium has more. Read the story here: wired.com/story/a-parasite-t…
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New Scientist
@newscientist
9 Dec 2024
Screwworm: Why is this flesh-eating parasite making a comeback? newscientist.com/article/245…

Screwworm: Why is this flesh-eating parasite making a comeback?

A resurgence of the screwworm parasite in Central America could have a devastating impact on livestock farming, and poses a threat to humans and wildlife too

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Keystone Symposia@KeystoneSymp
22 Nov 2024
Unlock a $200 discount on our Joint Meeting, Future Agriculture / Genetic Engineering, by registering before December 4th (11:59pm MST). Visit hubs.la/Q02Zd5rR0 or hubs.la/Q02ZcMmW0 to secure your spot. #KSFutureAg25 #KSSustainFuture25 #geneticengineering #plantbio
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Sarah Newey@sneweyy
2 Dec 2024
Brilliant read on the crumbling wall keeping the 'man devouring' screw worm out of central & north America, by @ascottgeddes & @SimeonTegel: telegraph.co.uk/global-healt… @TelGlobalHealth

Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back

The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback

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Telegraph Global Health Security
@TelGlobalHealth
29 Nov 2024
Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back. The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback. ✍️@ascottgeddes and @SimeonTegel telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back

The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback

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COPEGAmerica@COPEGAmerica
14 Aug 2024
Si encuentras una gusanera en tu mascota, no te alarmes. Compra medicina con larvicida y cicatrizante, aplícalo en la herida y extrae las larvas con pinzas. Colócalas en un recipiente, no al suelo. Entregalas a un veterinario para análisis
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COPEGAmerica@COPEGAmerica
13 Nov 2024
Ayer 12 de noviembre se inauguró el primer "Centro de Eclosión y Dispersión del Gusano Barrenador del Ganado" en Palmerola, Honduras🇭🇳. Este centro, clave en la lucha contra esta plaga, permitirá un trabajo más rápido y efectivo junto al centro de Panamá🇵🇦
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COPEGAmerica@COPEGAmerica
22 Nov 2024
¡Atención, productores! Nuestros inspectores, promotores y doctores están trabajando arduamente visitando fincas en todas las provincias🇵🇦 para combatir el GBG🪰. Su cooperación es esencial! revise, cure, tome muestras y transporte animales sanos💪🏻 #JuntosContraEIGBG #COPEG
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Katerina Nikolouli@K_Nikolouli
3 Feb 2024
Gene editing of the deep orange gene leads in temperature-sensitive lethal mutant strains. Check out our new paper in BMC Biotechnology 👇rdcu.be/dxHyk
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Ariel Tarrand@ArielTarrand
1 Nov 2023
Huge thanks to everybody who helped turn the @Max_Scott_Lab into a super spooky zone today! Shoutout to Juan, Kalindu, and @dramarish1 for decorating, and to @EACattle for the amazing fly mask 🪰🎭
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Ariel Tarrand@ArielTarrand
31 Oct 2023
The @Max_Scott_Lab is open for trick-or-treating! We’re inviting all our @NCSU_DEPP friends to “fly” by Thomas 1542 for some #Halloween buzz. We promise there aren’t any maggots roaming around 😉
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Insect Molecular Biology@InsectMolecBio
13 Oct 2023
Work by Yadav et al. of @Max_Scott_Lab reports the expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii: doi.org/10.1111/imb.12879 #OpenAccess #CRISPR #Cas9 Photos (from M. Scott): Eye mutants; authors A. Yadav & A. Yamamoto collect #SWD.
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CRISPR Gene Drives: The future of agricultural pest control? | 10/3 #GESColloquium @ 12PM in 1911 Bldg, room 129 & Zoom Amarish Yadav, a postdoc in @Max_Scott_Lab, joins us to discuss the potential & challenges of using CRISPR gene drives for crop pests. mailchi.mp/ncsu/ges-colloqui…
CRISPR/Cas-9-Based Gene Drive To Suppress Agricultural Pests (In-Person) Amarish Yadav, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Max Scott Lab) at NC State

ALT CRISPR/Cas-9-Based Gene Drive To Suppress Agricultural Pests (In-Person) Amarish Yadav, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Max Scott Lab) at NC State
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Insect Molecular Biology@InsectMolecBio
26 Sep 2023
New work from Novas et al. of the the @Max_Scott_Lab reports on the identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters: doi.org/10.1111/imb.12875 #OpenAccess #CRISPR #Cas9 #Screwworm #U6promoter #GeneEditing
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Nikolai Windbichler@nikiwind
18 Aug 2023
gene drive in the medfly!🧬🪰 🔬new preprint from the lab with @AngelaMeccarie1 @PhilipLeftwich @phiC32 & generously funded by the @BBSRC #genedrive #synbio biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Gene drive and genetic sex conversion in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata

Homing-based gene drives are novel interventions promising the area-wide, species-specific genetic control of harmful insect populations. Here we characterise a first set of gene drives in a tephri...

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