Gene Drives Explained – Questions about Gene Drives
Gene Drives Explained – Questions about Gene Drives
Tags: Gene drive mechanisms, Gene drive synthetic, Replicator/site directed nucleaseQuestion., 2017.
Hi, thanks for watching on the channel Question, where we seek to better understand scientific breakthroughs by asking and answering questions. Today’s video topic is on gene drives – a way to increase the frequency of an allele in a population. Gene drives work hand in hand with CRISPR to change organisms and the ecosystem. The most controversial use of gene drives is to eradicate insect/mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria.
The questions include…
What is a gene drive?
How do gene drives work?
What are some types of gene drives?
What are the possible applications of gene drives?
What are some adverse effects of a gene drives?
