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Defensive drives.

Source :
Nature. 11/19/2015, Vol. 527 Issue 7578, p275-276. 2p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article focuses on transparency by researchers on plans and methods of genetically altering wild populations. It mentions a paper by J.E. DiCarlo and others and published in a November 16, 2015 issue of "Nature Biotechnology" on the use of gene drives (GD) that are unlikely to function in wild populations and which can the mutation undone with a second GD to overwrite it. It talks about the genome-editing system CRISPR-Cas9 and transparency on research into GD use against Lyme disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
527
Issue :
7578
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
111069758
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/527275b