Scientists want to hack grey squirrels to death
Scientists want to hack grey squirrels to death
Tags: Biodiversity/Conservation, Gene drive synthetic, RodentsCutlack, C., Gizmodo, 2020.
Scottish scientists are planning to hack the DNA of the often-hated grey squirrel, in hope that selectively breeding a broken female strain could lead to their eventual eradication from the wild. It’s the only way a map of Scotland is likely to turn red in the foreseeable future.