Engineered and natural gene drives: mechanistically the same, yet not same in kind

Raul F. Medina () and Jennifer Kuzma
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Raul F. Medina: Texas A&M University
Jennifer Kuzma: North Carolina State University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-2

Abstract: We propose the use of the terms natural gene drive (NGD) and engineered gene drive (EGD) arguing against James et al.1, who think both should be included within the term “gene drive”, based on their mechanistic similarities.

Date: 2023
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