Gene Drive Organisms: A new dimension of genetic engineering
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V. Henn and M. Imken,
Save Our Seeds,
2021.
Enabled by new genetic engineering techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9, so-called gene drives have been developed in recent years that enable humans to spread new genes throughout the genome of wild animal populations. Gene drives force the inheritance of newly introduced genes to be inherited by all offspring, even if this lowers the survival chances of the affected species. In the most extreme case, gene drive technology could drive an entire species to extinction or replace wild populations with genetically modified organisms. More related to this: European Parliament calls for ban on gene drive technology Gene Drive Control Worry Eased by Genetic Neutralizing Elements Poisons, antidotes, and selfish genes A synthetic homing endonuclease-based gene drive system in the human malaria mosquito |
