Big Agriculture eyeing genetic tool for pest control

PTI Feed,  India,  2008.

A controversial and unproven gene-editing technology touted as a silver bullet against malaria-bearing mosquitos could wind up being deployed first in commercial agriculture, according to experts and an NGO report published Tuesday.; ; So-called “gene drives” force evolution’s hand, ensuring that an engineered trait is passed down to all or most offspring, and from one generation to the next.