Driven to extinction? The ethics of eradicating mosquitoes with gene-drive technologies

Mosquito-borne diseases represent a significant global disease Burden, and recent outbreaks of such diseases have led to calls to reduce mosquito populations. Furthermore, advances in 'gene-drive' technology have raised the prospect of eradicating certain species of mosquito via genetic mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pugh, J
Format: Journal article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016