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Creating Zika-Proof Mosquitoes Means Rigging Natural Selection

Creating Zika-Proof Mosquitoes Means Rigging Natural Selection

Gene drives, powered by Crispr, promise to wipe out mosquito-borne diseases. But first they'll have to beat nature at her own game: evolution. The post Creating Zika-Proof Mosquitoes Means Rigging Natural Selection appeared first on WIRED.

November 24, 2015

The ‘Gene Drive’ That Builds a Malaria-Proof Mosquito

The ‘Gene Drive’ That Builds a Malaria-Proof Mosquito

How gene drives force a gene to spread through a population.

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