Kevin M. Esvelt, Ph.D advocates for Gene Drive as a nonprofit technology. Originally published by STAT Gene drive and other methods of editing the genomes of wild organisms could save millions of lives and prevent [...]
Gene drive research has the potential to address serious concerns including the extinction crisis on islands and human health. Although islands only make up approximately 5% of the earth's landmass, they have been the location of 75% [...]
Gene drive research requires early, sustained, and consistent stakeholder engagement. The first guiding principle of the GBIRd partnership is early, sustained, and consistent engagement with stakeholders and communities. From the beginning, the partnership has agreed that [...]
Safety and ethics in gene drive research are central to scientists, conservationists, and the Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents (GBIRd) partnership. The GBIRd partnership is invested in this technology, but even more so, we are invested in [...]
Gene drive research is in the early stages. Learn about where the technology stands and what researchers hope to accomplish. According to the National Academy of Sciences “Gene Drives on the Horizon” (2016): "Gene drives [...]
The Economist covers the benefits and potential risks of using gene drives to remove invasive species from islands and eradicating disease-carrying mosquitoes. Extinctions are seldom cause for celebration. Humans are wiping out species at a [...]
The Economist explores the potential pros and cons of gene drives in the eradication of mosquito-borne illnesses and invasive species. I think I got it,” says Alekos Simoni with a grin, returning an electronic fly zapper [...]
Invasive species removal on islands is one of the most promising conservation methods around today, but there are limits to current tools and methods. Innovative gene editing techniques show promising potential for bird conservation and [...]
Katherine Wilson highlights the benefits and potential risks of gene drive. By: Katherine Wilson Louise Sales, a campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth, rents a desk at the back of an Edwardian brick building [...]
WIRED features GBIRd and Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell in an article about the potential for gene drives to help prevent extinctions of island species. By: Emma Marris KARL CAMPBELL IS a craftsman bedeviled by bad tools. [...]