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Nuclear methods for screwworm eradication
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the launch of a coordinated research project focused on a nuclear technique that can tackle the reemergence of New World screwworm (NWS) in Central America, Mexico, and the United States.
Tonya Vitova (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Bianca Schacherl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Michelangelo Tagliavini (Heidelberg Univ.), Harry Ramanantoanina (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Hanna Kaufmann (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), David Fellhauer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Tim Prüßmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Karin Popa (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), Olaf Walter (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), Maurits Haverkort (Heidelberg Univ.), Jochen Autschbach (Univ. Buffalo), Paul Bagus (Univ. North Texas)
Proceedings | Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024 | Charleston, SC, September 8-12, 2024 | Pages 6-7