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Yeah it seems like a kind of contradiction if you want this to be ecologically effective. You can't simultaneously have the phenotype severely impact reproducti
by RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
Yeah it seems like a kind of contradiction if you want this to be ecologically effective. You can't simultaneously have the phenotype severely impact reproductive success and be super effective in controlling the population.
- wongarsu 5y agoWhich is great for a risk-management standpoint: the modified genes will only spread through great human effort, there's no scenario where there's unintended side-effects and we can't stop the spread.
- outworlder 5y agoIt's great actually. We just have to keep applying the 'treatment' in affected areas. Rather than having it spread uncontrollably.
- shellfishgene 5y agoYou could, look up 'gene drive', which has also been discussed in that context.
- vosper 5y agoA gene drive doesn't work if there's no chance to pass the gene(s) on through reproduction
- hemreldop 5y agoYou can if it only impacts reproductive success a few generations down the line.