There has been and continues to be much written and said about the risk and ethical dimensions of researching and potentially using gene drive technologies. Here are two articles from the Virtual Institute’s knowledgebase on the ethics and risks associated with Gene Drive technologies.
de Wit (2019) Gene driving the farm: who decides, who owns, and who benefits?: This piece, while looking at gene drive technologies from the perspective of agriculture, touches on many of the gene drive-inspired conversations that are ongoing.
Dressel (2019) Gene Drives: A report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulations.: This report was written from a perspective of skepticism and touches on issues and concerns regarding risks, social issues, ethics and governance.
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Gene Drives: A report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulationsH. Dressel, Critical Scientists Switzerland; European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility; Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler, 2019.
Engineered Gene Drives are a new form of genetic modification that provides the tools for permanently modifying or potentially even eradicating species or populations in the wild. Unlike the previous genetically modified organisms (GMOs), gene drive organisms (GDOs) are not meant ... |
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Gene driving the farm: who decides, who owns, and who benefits?Montenegro de Wit, M, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 43:1054-1074. 2019.
This commentary essay explores the social and ecological implications of gene-driving agriculture. |
