What's a gene drive Risk Bites Andrew Maynard.mp4
A gene drive is a radical new way of re-engineering the genetic makeup of an entire species - including harmful insects like the mosquito. But as the technology steams head, fueled by powerful gene editing techniques coming out of synthetic biology like CRISPR Cas9, what are the risks, and how can we ensure that it is used safely and responsibly without causing harm?
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ESSENTIAL LINKS
FAQ: Gene Drives. The Weiss Institute (highly recommended): https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/gene-drives/
How gene drive technology works (video) The Wyss Institute: https://youtu.be/G1L0G00nCM8
Gene Drive. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive
Gene drive' mosquitoes engineered to fight malaria. Nature News, November 23 2015. https://www.nature.com/news/ge....ne-drive-mosquitoes-
World Economic Forum: How gene editing is changing the world: https://www.weforum.org/agenda..../2015/11/how-gene-ed
On the reversibility of gene drives. The Scientist: https://www.the-scientist.com/....opinion/opinion-on-t
Regulating Gene Drives – Science Magazine, 8 August 2014: https://science.sciencemag.org..../content/sci/345/619
Gene Drive – This could be the next weapon of mass destruction. Quartz (look beyond the hyperbolic headline!): https://qz.com/554337/this-cou....ld-be-the-next-weapo
Breakthrough DNA Editor Borne of Bacteria. Carl Zimmer, Quanta Magazine. Feb 26 2015. https://www.quantamagazine.org..../crispr-natural-hist
The CRISPR Revolution – Science Magazime: https://www.sciencemag.org/topic/crispr
CRISPR: The good, the bad, and the unknown. Nature Special: https://www.nature.com/collections/cpzkghhnlg/
The Gene Hackers – The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/maga....zine/2015/11/16/the-