Difference between revisions of "Wolbachia versus Gene Drives for Mosquito Control (Biotechnology and Society 2016)"

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* [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-16/gates-says-altered-mosquitoes-are-next-weapon-in-malaria-fight Mosquito Is Next Weapon to Fight Malaria] Caroline Chen ''Bloomberg News'' June 16, 2016.<br>Watch the 4 minute video at the top of the page.
 
* [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-16/gates-says-altered-mosquitoes-are-next-weapon-in-malaria-fight Mosquito Is Next Weapon to Fight Malaria] Caroline Chen ''Bloomberg News'' June 16, 2016.<br>Watch the 4 minute video at the top of the page.
 
* [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gene-drives-spread-their-wings Gene drives spread their wings] Tina Saey ''Science News'' Dec 2, 1025.
 
* [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gene-drives-spread-their-wings Gene drives spread their wings] Tina Saey ''Science News'' Dec 2, 1025.
* [http://nas-sites.org/gene-drives/ Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values] ''The National Academy of Sciences Report''<br>Look at the "4 Page report in Brief'".
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* [http://nas-sites.org/gene-drives/ Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values] ''The National Academy of Sciences Report''<br>Look at the "4 Page report in Brief".
  
 
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==== Additional Resources ====
  
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691325/
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* Burt A. (2003) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12803906 Site-specific selfish genes as tools for the control and genetic engineering of natural populations]. ''Proc. Biol. Sci.'' '''270''':921–928.<br>Early paper discussing general concept and issues of gene drives.
* Regulating gene drives https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035410
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* Concerning RNA-guided gene drives for the alteration of wild populations. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25035423
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* Champer J, Buchman A, Akbari OS. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26875679 Cheating evolution: engineering gene drives to manipulate the fate of wild populations]. ''Nat. Rev. Genet.'' '''17''':146–159.
 
* Champer J, Buchman A, Akbari OS. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26875679 Cheating evolution: engineering gene drives to manipulate the fate of wild populations]. ''Nat. Rev. Genet.'' '''17''':146–159.
  
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* Oye K.A., et al. (2014) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035410 Biotechnology. Regulating gene drives.] ''Science'' '''345''':626–628.
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* Esvelt K.M., et al. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035423 Concerning RNA-guided gene drives for the alteration of wild populations]. '''Elife''' ''3'':e03401.

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