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Keith Simes's avatar

A massive problem with risky solutions - please proceed carefully you wonderful scientists

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Melanie Newfield's avatar

I'm at least encouraged that those I've spoken to about gene drives are carefully considering the risks. I can't say this is true of all gene technology though (for example adding herbicide resistance genes to plants, then adding resistance to a different herbicide when weeds became resistant...).

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