Gene drives in our future: Challenges of and opportunities for using a self-sustaining technology in pest and vector management

BMC Proceedings

Volumn 12, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Collins, James P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene drives; Governance; Values

Indexed keywords

CRISPR-CAS9 SYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE DRIVE RESEARCH; GENE DRIVE TECHNOLOGY; GENE EDITING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTIVE BREEDING; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; UNITED STATES; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 85050310619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17536561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12919-018-0110-4     Document Type: Review

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