Daily Archives: December 16, 2016


Gene Drives to Fight Disease – GenomeWeb12/16/2016Gene Drives to Fight DiseaseGenomeWebImperial College London's Andrew Hammond and his colleagues are using the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to integrate the gene drive into mosquito embryos, NPR adds. … "I think it's a worthwhile goal to investigate this technology," he adds. Prerna Gupta – […]

Gene Drives to Fight Disease – GenomeWeb



To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes – WGCU News12/15/2016WGCU NewsTo Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out MosquitoesWGCU NewsThe technology is so powerful that Hammond and his colleagues are hopeful they can do something humanity has been trying to do for decades: Wipe […]

To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out ...