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| Title |
Silencing of Aphid Genes by dsRNA Feeding from Plants
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0025709 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marco Pitino, Alexander D. Coleman, Massimo E. Maffei, Christopher J. Ridout, Saskia A. Hogenhout |
| Abstract |
RNA interference (RNAi) is a valuable reverse genetics tool to study gene function in various organisms, including hemipteran insects such as aphids. Previous work has shown that RNAi-mediated knockdown of pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) genes can be achieved through direct injection of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) or small-interfering RNAs (siRNA) into the pea aphid hemolymph or by feeding these insects on artificial diets containing the small RNAs. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |
| Japan | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 4 | 36% |
| Members of the public | 4 | 36% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 18% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 304 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 290 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 86 | 28% |
| Researcher | 54 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 37 | 12% |
| Unknown | 40 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 202 | 66% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 47 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | <1% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | <1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 47 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 31. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 November 2021.
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#14,595
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#4,933
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#150
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