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The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive is one of the most frightening developments I've heard of in genetic engin

• hyperbovine 10y ago
  You might enjoy reading this paper: http://www.genetics.org/content/205/2/827 http://www.genetics.org/content/205/2/827
• soVeryTired 10y ago
  Could you give a quick explanation for the non-biologists among us? The wikipedia article goes a little over my head.
  • macca321 10y ago
    You can edit the genes so they are always passed on, rather than passed on half the time. This means that the genes will eventually spread to every organism in the species (given enough generations, but it will be an exponential rate). It's cool you could encode your name into your genes and then it would live on as long as humanity.
• dnautics 10y ago
  several indications already that gene drive won't actually work. Turns out that hampering reproductive fitness is easy to select against.