Experts Tackle Key Considerations for the Establishment of a Global Gene Drive Project Registry |
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Experts on gene drive, conservation, population modelling, stakeholder engagement and other fields gathered to discuss the value of establishing a global project registry to coordinate gene drive's research and data, evaluate its potential impacts and facilitate communication with stakeholders and general public on the matter. The result of the workshop was recently published in the journal Nature.
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COP15 Delegates Adopt Conservation Targets for 2030 and Beyond |
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After a marathon of deliberations at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has been adopted. The new framework will guide biodiversity policies and actions for 2030 and beyond, and in doing so shape the research environment on gene drive.
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New System Effectively Turns Split Gene Drives Into Full Gene Drives |
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A team of scientists from the University of California San Diego and the University of California Berkeley developed a new system to effectively convert split gene drives (sGDs) into fully-functioning full gene drives (fGDs) using CRISPR-Cas9. The new system could help develop real-world applications to curb global challenges like the spread of malaria.
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Gene Drive Mosquitoes Hold Promise to Reduce Malaria Transmission |
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Malaria, a disease that has affected more than 200 million people with a recorded half a million deaths per year, has caused Africa severe economic losses amounting to around $12 billion a year. An editorial article written by Dr. Federica Bernardini from the Imperial College London explores the innovative use of gene drive mosquitoes to fight malaria.
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Model Shows Efficacy of CRISPR for Snail Immunity on Schistosomiasis Control |
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CRISPR gene drives could help control infectious diseases by accelerating the spread of engineered traits that limit parasite transmission in wild populations. However, gene drive technology in mollusks has received little attention despite freshwater snails being hosts of parasitic flukes that cause 200 million annual cases of schistosomiasis.
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