[LarsDu88]

When I was doing my PhD in bio one of my colleagues developed something called CRISPR gene drive, which had the potential of exterminating species wholesale. There was talk of using it to wipe out mosquito populations.

The riskiness of it was quite high though. Wonder if people will consider reviving it in this case.

[fl4regun]

what is the risk here?

[LarsDu88]

Unintended consequences of wiping out a species, evolved resistance to the gene drive modifications, accelerated unintended mutation, cross species jumps of the transgene.