Gene drive, a genetic engineering technology that pushes offspring to inherit a particular allele from one parent more frequently than normal, has already worked in insects. Now, researchers show it ...

As in the example of human diseases, genetically determined traits that would ordinarily be uncommon in the overall gene pool might crop up with distressing frequency in a small subset of that pool.

Finally, the chances that their child will have two copies of the gene, and therefore sickle cell anemia, is also 25 percent. This situation is a stark example of genetic compromise, or an ...

In a preprint posted to bioRxiv last week (July 4), researchers at the University of California, San Diego, report using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive in mammals for the first time. Gene drives ensure that ...

ADH1C, alcohol dehydrogenase 1C (class I), γ-polypeptide; ADRB2, adrenergic, β-2-, receptor, surface; CCR5, chemokine (C–C motif) receptor 5; APOE, apolipoprotein ...

Ghana has expressed interest in exploring gene drive technology as a new approach to combatting malaria. The country is open to adopting technology that is cost-effective, efficient, harmless and ...