Transgenic Organisms, Cas9 Gene Drives, and Appropriate Safeguards
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 22, 2015, 4:58 p.m.
...Cas9 should be aware of the potential hazards of creating “gene drives” capable of spreading through wild...does making transgenic organisms with Cas9 risk creating a gene drive?
The simplest way to make a gene ...appropriate flanking homology into a germline cell can create an RNA-guided gene drive. In principle, this event...Consequently, the best way to avoid accidentally creating a gene drive is also the easiest: don't use a ...