Sentences with phrase «alter entire populations»

But, because the tool, called CRISPR, can alter entire populations of wild organisms (and thus shared ecosystems), ensuring that these interventions are developed responsibly poses an unprecedented challenge for science and society.

For example, on a small Orkney island, mice released into the local population successfully altered the entire population's genetic makeup within 18 months.

Not exact matches

Newly developed approaches that use CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing technology can generate offspring that carry copies of the altered gene on both chromosomes — a phenomenon called super-Mendelian inheritance that, in theory, should quickly convert an entire population.

Drive homing occurred at high efficiency (> 90 %) in all four species, strongly suggesting that refined versions may be capable of altering entire wild populations.

Recognizing the potential implications of a general method of altering the traits of entire populations, Kevin and colleagues have detailed ways to control, block, or even reverse changes made by gene drives and emphasized the importance of careful evaluation and regulatory reform.

How - to: Mass Trapping for Feral Cats New York City caregivers trap and alter an entire colony at one time to achieve the highest impact on the population.

We are changing the climate, but remember we are also going through mineral resources very fast, population is still exploding near exponentially, we are altering the entire landscape and biosphere of the planet often in destructive ways, and loading up future generations with huge levels of financial debt, all at the same time, and within a very short time period of human history.