Self-destructing mosquitoes and sterilized rodents: the promise of gene drives
Self-destructing mosquitoes and sterilized rodents: the promise of gene drives
Tags: Biodiversity/Conservation, Gene drive mechanisms, Gene drive synthetic, RodentsM. Scudellari, Nature, 571:160-162. 2019.
Altering the genomes of entire animal populations could help to defeat disease and control pests, but researchers worry about the consequences of unleashing this new technology.
