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Posted bykerovonin/science-Jun 08, 2016 at 8:03 PMΔ

National Academies Panel Endorses 'Gene Drive' Technology That Can Alter Entire Species

Panel Endorses 'Gene Drive' Technology That Can Alter Entire Species

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Wednesday endorsed research on a technology known as "gene drive," which gives humans the power for the first time to alter or eliminate entire populations of organisms in the wild - like mosquitoes, mice or plants - through deliberate genetic manipulation.

nytimes.com
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  • kerovonJun 08, 2016 at 8:05 PM

    This is a fairly important policy decision that will have some interesting impacts on research directions.

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