Hitchhiking in viruses
March 3, 2016Regular and natural production of « GM » butterflies by viruses associated with parasitic wasps
Ref: Gasmi Laila, Boulain Helene, Gauthier Jeremy, Hua-Van Aurelie, Musset Karine, Jakubowska Agata K, Aury Jean-Marc, et al. 2015. “Recurrent Domestication by Lepidoptera of Genes from Their Parasites Mediated by Bracoviruses.” PLoS genetics 11 (9): e1005470. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1005470.
http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1005470
Media Coverage
- Science Mag: “Wasps have injected new genes into butterflies | Science/AAAS | News” 28 Sep 2015
- Telegraph: “Butterflies steal DNA of zombie wasps in natural genetic modification – Telegraph” 28 Sep 2015
- Daily Mail: “Parasitic wasps are genetically modifying butterflies: Insects pass on a virus that alters the genome of caterpillars | Daily Mail Online” 28 Sep 2015
- Maddie Stone: “Parasitic Wasps Genetically Enslave Butterflies” 28 Sep 2015
- The Scientist: “Parasite’s Genes Persist in Host Genomes | The Scientist Magazine®” 28 Sep 2015
- Live Science: “Nature’s GMOs: Parasites Alter Butterfly Genomes Using Viruses” 28 Sep 2015
- The Atlantic: “Parasitic Wasps Genetically Engineer Caterpillars Using Domesticated Viruses – The Atlantic” 28 Sep 2015
- Miguel Ángel Criado: “Mariposas naturalmente transgénicas | Ciencia | EL PAÍS” 28 Sep 2015
- SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany: “Schmetterlinge: Von Natur aus genmanipuliert – SPIEGEL ONLINE” 28 Sep 2015
- IFLScience: “Parasitic Wasps Have Genetically Modified Butterflies | IFLScience” 28 Sep 2015
- Science 2.0: “Green Paradox: Monarch Butterflies Turn Out To Be GMOs” 28 Sep 2015
- EurekAlert: “Naturally occurring ‘GM’ butterflies produced by gene transfer of wasp-associated viruses ” 13 Jan 2016