Daisy Drive

Only if New Zealand communities help guide development of the technology.

An international team describes their research plan to develop daisy drive in nematode worms (MIT) and mosquitoes (Pirbright Institute).

RNA-guided gene drive elements could address many ecological problems by altering the traits of wild organisms, but the likelihood of global spread tremendously complicates ethical development and use. Here we detail a localized form of CRISPR-based gene drive.

Publicly acknowledging a failure and attempting to make amends can strengthen moral resolve to do better. Today, I failed my partners.