
Keywords: cane toad
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CRISPR and the splice to survive: New gene-editing technology could be used to save species from extinction—or to eliminate them.E. Kolbert, New Yorker, 2021.![]() About a year ago, not long before the pandemic began, I paid a visit to the center, which is an hour southwest of Melbourne. The draw was an experiment on a species of giant toad known familiarly as the cane toad. The toad was introduced to Australia as an agent of pest control, ... Keywords: Australia, cane toad, Cas 9, conservation, CRISPR, gene drive synthetic, genetic biocontrol, invasive species, mosquito, new-zealand, population modification, population suppression |

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