Agricultural pest control with CRISPR-based gene drive: time for public debate: Should we use gene drive for pest control?

Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo; Baptiste Morizot; Christophe Boëte

doi:10.15252/embr.201744205

Agricultural pest control with CRISPR-based gene drive: time for public debate: Should we use gene drive for pest control?

EMBO Rep. 2017 Jun;18(6):878-880. doi: 10.15252/embr.201744205. Epub 2017 May 16.

Authors

Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo¹, Baptiste Morizot², Christophe Boëte³

Affiliations

¹ CNRS UMR7592, Institut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
² Ceperc, UMR 7304, Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1, France.
³ UMR "Emergence des Pathologies Virales", EPV Aix-Marseille Université, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, EHESP, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille Cedex 5, France.

Abstract

Gene drive technology to control disease vectors or pests has great potential for addressing humanitarian and public health problems. Its application for pest control in agriculture, however, raises important environmental, social and ethical issues.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture / methods*
CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics*
Ecosystem
Pest Control / methods*