Editing nature: Scientists call for careful oversight of environmental gene editing
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 13:21
in Biology & Nature
In Burkina Faso, the government is considering the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to eradicate malaria. In Nantucket, Mass., officials are looking at gene editing as a tool in the fight against Lyme disease. And scientists are using gene technology to adapt coral to changing ocean conditions from the Caribbean to the Great Barrier Reef.