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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have released their findings about the potential effectiveness of gene drive technology to control …
GeneticLiteracyProject https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/
by Brian Lovett, Isobel Ronai The fate of society rests in part on how humans navigate their complicated …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-07-argument-gene-technology-genetically-insects.html
by Isobel Ronai and Brian Lovett, The Conversation The fate of society rests in part on how humans navigate their complicated relationship with insects—trying …
Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/controversial-gene-drive-could-disarm-deadly-wheat-pathogen The Fusarium fungus is the bane of every wheat farmer’s existence. Causing wheat scab—also known as head blight—it decimates …
EurekAlert https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc--mms111417.php
UCR researchers are generating genetically engineered insects to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases
University of California, Riverside As proof of concept, the …
Wired https://www.wired.com/story/this-gene-editing-tech-might-be-too-dangerous-to-unleash/
The technology Akbari is designing is something called a gene drive. Think of it as a way to supercharge evolution, forcing a genetic modification to spread …
FreshPlaza
http://www.freshplaza.com/article/193059/Researchers-develop-first-gene-drive-targeting-worldwide-crop-pestBiologists at the University of California San Diego have developed a method of manipulating the genes of an agricultural pest …RN Breakfast By Stephanie Smail
Feral cats kill thousands of native animals every minute — now a controversial plan to use gene …