‘Gene Drives’ Are Too Risky for Field Trials, Scientists Say
‘Gene Drives’ Are Too Risky for Field Trials, Scientists Say
Tags: Gene driveZimmer, C, New York Times, 2017.
In 2013, scientists discovered a new way to precisely edit genes — technology called Crispr that raised all sorts of enticing possibilities. Scientists wondered if it might be used to fix hereditary diseases, for example, or to develop new crops.; ; One of the more intriguing ideas came from Kevin M. Esvelt and his colleagues at Harvard University: Crispr, they suggested, could be used to save endangered wildlife from extinction by implanting a fertility-reducing gene in invasive animals — a so-called gene drive.
