Gene drives are a radical new way of eliminating insect-borne disease and destruction, by engineering the genetic makeup of entire species. And they’re not limited to insects – any animal that reproduces sexually is fair game. But as the technology steams head, fueled by powerful gene editing techniques like CRISPR, how can we ensure that it is used responsibly? Kevin Esvelt is a Technology Development Fellow at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and lead author of the eLife and Science papers on RNA-guided gene drives.




Gene drives are a radical new way of eliminating insect-borne disease and destruction, by engineering the genetic makeup of entire species. And they’re not limited to insects – any animal that reproduces sexually is fair game. But as the technology steams head, fueled by powerful gene editing techniques like CRISPR, how can we ensure that it is used responsibly? Kevin Esvelt is a Technology Development Fellow at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and lead author of the eLife and Science papers on RNA-guided gene drives.




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