Genetic researchers seek to develop harmless 'nupsyllid'

A group of researchers is taking aim at the Asian citrus psyllid and not citrus trees as a target for genetic modification.


The group, led by David Gang, a Washington State University molecular biologist and biochemist, is looking at the genes involved in transmitting citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing or HLB.

Rather than focus on plants, they're studying the gene sequences being