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Might be time for a CRISPR Gene Drive to eradicate ticks in some zones. Plausibly more critical than mosquitoes. Obviously we need to be very careful about tr
by toss1 7y ago
Might be time for a CRISPR Gene Drive to eradicate ticks in some zones. Plausibly more critical than mosquitoes.
Obviously we need to be very careful about trying to rebalance what we've put out of balance, and study to be sure that we are not eliminating a critical food source for other links in the food web.
https://psmag.com/magazine/deleting-a-species-genetically-engineering-an-extinction https://psmag.com/magazine/deleting-a-species-genetically-en...