CRISPR gene drives may come to a squirrel near you.
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Anonymous,
NewsBeezer,
2021.
Today’s gene drive technologies could be blended to provide control of the invasive gray squirrel population in the UK – with minimal risk to other populations, according to a new modeling published in the journal Scientific reports. Gene driving introduces altered genes into a population that can cause infertility in women. This allows scientists to control the size of the population. However, this tactic faces technical difficulties such as controlling the spread of altered genes while certain animals that are part of the gene drive population mate with uncontrolled populations ̵ More related to this: Novel combination of CRISPR-based gene drives eliminates resistance and localises spread Malaria mosquitoes eliminated in lab by creating all male population Researchers use “gene drive” technology to eliminate malaria mosquitoes in lab experiments The malaria mosquito is eliminated in the lab by creating a population of all males
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