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Published on: June 8, 2016
Advancing a New Toolkit for Conservation: From Science to Policy
Ben J Novak1,2,3, Tom Maloney1, Ryan Phelan1
11 Revive & Restore , Sausalito, California.
Abstract:
Climate change and non-native wildlife diseases are exacerbating persistent challenges to biodiversity such as habitat destruction, invasive species and over-harvesting. With these increasing threats there is a pressing need to expand the conservationists' toolbox. CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing (GE) offers a precise and potentially transformative tool to confront these challenges. Researchers, regulators, conservationists and the public are all needed to engage proactively in the thoughtful and responsible development and application of these new tools.
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