Gene Drives: Using our Newfound Power Over Nature Wisely

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Published on Jul 25, 2016

Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon in conversation with Hastings Scholar, Editor and Author Greg Kaebnick.

ERADICATE MALARIA? OR DESTROY ECOSYSTEMS? GENE DRIVES: USING OUR NEWFOUND POWERS OVER NATURE WISELY.


“We’ve never dealt with a technology that can change the natural world in quite the way gene drives would be designed to do.” ~ Kaebnick

Kaebnick, a member of the committee of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine — the leading scientific advisory group for the federal government — has only recently been free to comment on their just-released report on the responsible use of “gene drives.” This revolutionary and rapidly developing technology holds promise for addressing large-scale and persistent problems such as eradicating mosquito-borne diseases and conserving endangered species, but also risks harming entire ecosystems.

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