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This is an eclectic collection of videos about gene drive technologies found on the internet with varying levels of technicality and accuracy.
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Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth — mosquitoes | Fredros OkumuTED, TED, 2018.
This is a TED talk by an African scientist who reflects on the impact of malaria on Africans and efforts to eliminate the diseases and the need for continued efforts. |
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Population Engineering | Gene Drive by CRISPR-CAS9SciToons, , 2018.
The CRISPR-CAS9 genome editing technology is opening up previously inconceivable possibilities for the manipulation of organisms. Our ethical discussion appears to be far behind the pace of technological development. In this new SciToons video, we address how CRISPR-CAS9 can be ... |
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CRISPR Gene Drive (Complete guide 2019)Every Cell A Universe, , 2018.
Crispr gene drive - malaria cure and a new way to look at conservation. |
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Why is this African village letting mosquitoes in?BBC, BBC, 2018.
This is a BBC spot about the first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Africa by the Target Malaria team. Very little information about gene drive but the context of this spot is notable. |
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Gene drives could wipe out mosquitoesNew Scientist, , 2018.
This is a short video describing how gene drive is being considered for controlling malaria transmitting mosquitoes in Africa as part of ongoing malaria eradication efforts. |
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Ethics of sculpting evolutionK. Esvelt, PopTech, 2018.
How might supervillains take over the world, and what can we do about it? Kevin Esvelt, the first to identify the potential for CRISPR “gene drive” systems to alter entire populations of organisms, is calling for a new scientific method that is both open and gives ... |
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CRISPR ExplainedMayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 2018.
A short video that simply explains what CRISPR is and how it is used for gene editing. Simple language and highly accessible. |
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Gene Editing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)J. Oliver, HBO, 2018.
Scientists are developing new ways to alter the genetic code of living organisms. John Oliver explores the risks, rewards, and wolf-related hazards of gene editing. |
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Gene Drives – Wundermittel? Biowaffe?Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT, Swiss Academy of Sciences, 2018.
Gene drives are genetic elements that skew the pattern of inheritance of a given characteristic in sexually reproduc- ing organisms. They can be used to spread a characteristic that can alter or even reduce the numbers of individuals in wild populations of a certain species. |
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Can We Engineer Social Ecosystems?TEDxCambridgeSalon, , 2018.
Kevin Esvelt is director of the Sculpting Evolution group, which invents new ways to study and influence the evolution of ecosystems. By carefully developing and testing these methods with openness and humility, the group seeks to address difficult ecological problems for the ... |
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Gene Drives Can Wipe Out Entire Species… Or Save ThemGizmodo, , 2017.
Bill Gates and other investors have poured millions into gene drives. So what is the technology and why are scientists worried about it? |
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Open, Local, and ObligatedYale University, , 2017.
Kevin Esvelt, PhD, assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and leader of the Sculpting Evolution Group talks about the need for new scientific structures based on transparency and open. This lecture was given at the 2017 Editing Nature Summit. |
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How selfish DNA hijacks its way into egg cellsScience Magazine, Science, 2017.
This video was produced by Science magazine and explains and illustrates how gonotaxis or the asymmetrical allocation of chromosomes to developing female gametes occurs in mice. This video reflects an understanding of this process based on the publication by Akera et al (2017). |
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Gene Drives Explained – Questions about Gene DrivesQuestion., , 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 ... |
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A secret weapon against Zika and other mosquito-borne diseasesNina Federoff, TEDxMidAtlantic, 2017.
Where did Zika come from, and what can we do about it? Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff takes us around the world to understand Zika's origins and how it spread, proposing a controversial way to stop the virus -- and other deadly diseases -- by preventing infected mosquitoes ... |
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CRISPR’s Gene Drive Could Revive Extinct Species–or Create New Ones | Jennifer DoudnaBig Think, , 2017.
A leading gene editing scientist, Jennifer Doudna, discusses gene drive and their applications as well as de-extinction technologies. |
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Area-wide Integrated Pest ManagementFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Atomic Energy Agency, 2017.
Throughout history, people have had to fight insect pests to reduce diseases, minimize food losses, protect agricultural trade or simply to avoid the nuisance of stinging, biting and buzzing bugs. Insect pest control is usually implemented locally in individual fields or ... |
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Gene drive for Malaria control | Andrea Crisanti |TEDx, , 2017.
Andrea discusses his team's laboratory work that has developed a revolutionary technology to spread genetic modifications from few laboratory mosquitoes to wild populations to eradicate malaria in the near future |
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Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & MalariaKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 2016.
This video focuses on the basic applications of gene drive to malaria eradication and leave the viewer with the question “what do you think?” |
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Gene Drives: Saving Lives Or Powering Extinctions?Fw:Thinking, , 2016.
A few months back we talked about the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 – a technology based on the bacterial immune system that will allow us to make edits to an organism’s genetic code with more ease and accuracy than ever before. CRISPR is changing ... |
