Transgenic Organisms, Cas9 Gene Drives, and Appropriate Safeguards
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 22, 2015, 4:58 p.m.
...organism carrying a synthetic gene drive were to escape the laboratory, the drive could eventually spread...protocols, they can reduce the risk of accidental escape to a negligible level.
One major reason we chose...performing experiments in a geographic area where escaped organisms won't be able to find mates2. For example...