Gene drive overdrive
Gene drive overdrive
Tags: Gene drive synthetic, Risk and safetyDeFrancesco, L, Nature Biotechnology, 33:1019-1021. 2015.
The recent publication of a simple procedure for creating a CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene drive has some researchers sounding the alarm. What are the risks to populations in the wild and what precautions are necessary? Laura DeFrancesco investigates.
