Ethics and Risks

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 from the Virtual Institute’s knowledgebase.

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.

To explore these topic further: