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    Mosquitos are beating gene editing with rapid evolution

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    Nathan Ingraham
    Nathan Ingraham
    02.01.2017

    Gene editing and gene drives have the potential to be a massive scientific breakthrough, letting scientists target and eliminate diseases by modifying genes and disseminating them throughout a population. But it's also a technique that's not ready for prime time: There's a lot of work to be done to quiet critics and ensure that releasing gene-edited organisms into the wild will have the desired effect.