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A gene drive is a gene drive: the debate over lumping or splitting definitions

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  • Stephanie L. James

    (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health)

  • David A. O’Brochta

    (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health)

  • Filippo Randazzo

    (Leverage Science, LLC)

  • Omar S. Akbari

    (University of California San Diego)

Abstract

We address a controversy over use of the term “gene drive” to include both natural and synthetic genetic elements that promote their own transmission within a population, arguing that this broad definition is both practical and has advantages for risk analysis.

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  • Stephanie L. James & David A. O’Brochta & Filippo Randazzo & Omar S. Akbari, 2023. "A gene drive is a gene drive: the debate over lumping or splitting definitions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37483-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37483-z
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    1. Vanessa M. Macias & Johanna R. Ohm & Jason L. Rasgon, 2017. "Gene Drive for Mosquito Control: Where Did It Come from and Where Are We Headed?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-30, September.
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    1. Raul F. Medina & Jennifer Kuzma, 2023. "Engineered and natural gene drives: mechanistically the same, yet not same in kind," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-2, December.
    2. Poppy Pescod & Giulia Bevivino & Amalia Anthousi & Josephine Shepherd & Ruth Shelton & Fabrizio Lombardo & Tony Nolan, 2024. "Homing gene drives can transfer rapidly between Anopheles gambiae strains with minimal carryover of flanking sequences," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.

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