Fw:Thinking
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Gene Drives, GMO Pests, and Avoiding Extinction
35 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2016 at 7:36 am.
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A new genetic technology called a gene drive could help eradicate deadly pests, like invasive rats in the Galápagos or malaria-carrying mosquitoes. But exactly how hazardous could accidental consequences be?

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