[MAIPC] Growing concern over the potential use of CRISPR as a method of invasive species control

[Jenn Truong]

Thanks for sharing, Josh.

Another article (shared below) also includes Esvelt’s regret for introducing the idea of CRISPR for invasive species control, but adds his newest theory on daisy drives, which is interesting. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/new-zealand-predator-free-2050-rats-gene-drive-ruh-roh/546011/

Jenn Truong 


> On Nov 19, 2017, at 1:14 PM, J.M. Rudder <jmrudder at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Invasive animals are more of a clear field target for CRISPR than invasive plants at present, but it is not difficult to foresee its use in commercial horticulture.
>  
> A quotation to ruminate upon:
>  
> “The kind of gene drive  that is invasive and self-propagating is in many ways the equivalent of an invasive species.”
> -Kevin Esvelt
>  
> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/science/gene-drives-crispr.html?action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0
>  
>  
>  
> Josh Rudder
> 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.maipc.org/pipermail/maipc-maipc.org/attachments/20171121/8b4e5132/attachment.html>