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"Because insects carrying the gene cassette are penalized with a severe fitness cost, the element is rapidly eliminated from the population, lasting only as long as it takes to convert 100 percent of the insecticide-resistant forms of the target gene back to wild-type," said Auradkar.

When resistance is "selected," cancer cells or insects with resistant traits to treatment or pesticides, respectively, survive and reproduce, while the others are eliminated.

The Lakers host Denver, the team that eliminated them the last two postseasons, Saturday night.

Reali awards, or takes away, points for each panel member based on their takes, with the person with the lowest number of points being eliminated as the show progresses until a winner is declared.

“Employees whose positions are eliminated deserve to be treated with respect,” Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy wrote in The Journal, adding that the efficiency department would “help support their transition into the private sector.”