En pleine 15e Conférence des Nations unies sur la biodiversité (COP15), plusieurs dizaines de scientifiques et experts du monde entier appellent les dirigeants internationaux à interdire la diffusion dans la nature d’organismes modifiés par des biotechnologies génétiques, Depuis le 6 décembre, la COP15 réunit à Montréal près de 5.000 délégués
PlusBiotech company Oxitec has released its genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida, with the aim of suppressing disease-carrying wild mosquito populations in the region. The company had previously released its modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Brazil, the Cayman Islands, Panama and Malaysia, reporting that
PlusThe mastery of CRISPR, this overpowering tool of genetic manipulation, is making progress every day, leading us into increasingly worrying territories. American scientists announce that they have succeeded for the first time in modifying the hereditary traits of a mammal. Mice have been treated with
PlusMalaria, Zika, chikungunya... are terrible scourges. Caused by mosquitoes that all the affected countries intend to eradicate. Researchers have long been examining chemical (insecticides), physical (radiation), transgenic solutions... Nothing seems to be effective enough next to a bludgeoning weapon: genetic forcing. It is a
PlusEmails revealed under freedom of information rules by The Guardian prove that DARPA, the US agency for advanced defence research, has become the largest funder of gene drive research. This gene forcing technology is officially intended
PlusLes médias parlent beaucoup de CRISPR, une technique révolutionnaire qui permet d’éditer facilement les gènes comme on le souhaite. Mais rares sont ceux qui parlent du « forçage génétique », une application de CRISPR qui court-circuite les lois de l’hérédité et qui nous rend capable d’éradiquer des populations jugées nuisibles,
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