
OpinionJanuary 13, 2023
Gene Drives Could Fight Malaria and Other Global Killers but Might Have Unintended Consequences
A new technology could wipe out whole species. Is it a magic bullet or a genetic atom bomb?
Matthew Cobb is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester in England. He is author of the recently published book As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age (Basic Books).

Gene Drives Could Fight Malaria and Other Global Killers but Might Have Unintended Consequences
A new technology could wipe out whole species. Is it a magic bullet or a genetic atom bomb?