Gene Drives
Gene Drives
Tags: Ethics, Gene drive, Gene drive synthetic, Policy, Stakeholder engagementD. M. Berube, Pandemics and Resilience, 2023.
A “gene drive” is a version of gene editing—a newer, more precise way to change a DNA (or RNA) sequence; in this case, combining a guide RNA with an enzyme that can make a gene drive takes this to another level, making sure that a new or altered genetic sequence has a greater than 50 percent chance of being inherited. This can be done in several ways, some of which already exist in nature and some no different from “traditional” gene editing.