News Headline
‘Gene drive’ research to fight diseases can proceed cautiously, U.N. group decides
Source
Washington Post
Publication Date
2018-12-06
Scientists hoping to fight diseases with genetically engineered organisms that spread their genes in the wild will be able to proceed cautiously under an agreement reached this week. That was the compromise outcome of a protracted debate, conducted in Egypt at a major U.N. conference on biodiversity, over a technology known as “gene drives.”