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: Coyoty (coyoty) wrote,
2020-01-13 14:14:00

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2020-01-13 14:14:00

The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We? - The New York Times

Gene drives in DNA force target traits onto offspring and descendants, whether modified, natural, or recessive.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/magazine/gene-drive-mosquitoes.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_200112?campaign_id=2&instance_id=15026&segment_id=20259&user_id=6db11695dacacf408319c4afa9a899b1®i_id=730171970112

Three <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> fruit flies engineered to carry a gene drive. The blue-eyed fly is an early attempt to study the use of a gene drive to create sweeping changes in a fly’s DNA.

A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions — if humanity decides to unleash it.

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