We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Gene drives – a genetic engineering approach that quickly spreads specific genetic changes throughout a population, whether to kill it off or add a new trait – may have potential for ...

Gene drives are selfish genetic elements which promise to be powerful tools in the fight against vector-borne diseases such as malaria. We previously proposed population replacement gene drives ...

The Gates Foundation denied claims linking it to a surge in genetically modified mosquitoes in Kenya, clarifying its role in the matter At the heart of the debate is gene drive technology, a ...

The gene drive strategy involves the introduction of antiparasitic effectors into the mosquito genome, which are spread within populations using a Cas9 endonuclease-based synthetic gene drive. In this ...

A genetic technology known as a gene drive could help prevent malaria by spreading genes in wild mosquitoes that stop them transmitting the parasite. Tests in a lab in Tanzania have now confirmed that ...