Gene Drives: A report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulations

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H. Dressel,  Critical Scientists Switzerland; European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility; Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler,  2019.

Engineered Gene Drives are a new form of genetic modification that provides the tools for permanently modifying or potentially even eradicating species or populations in the wild. Unlike the previous genetically modified organisms (GMOs), gene drive organisms (GDOs) are not meant to stay where they are released, but instead are designed and purpose-built to spread and to drive their modified genes far and wide into wild populations.