Tag: CRISPR

December 13, 2022

Can gene editing wipe out invasive island mice?

Editing the genes of invasive mice could drive them to extinction on islands where they’ve become established within 25 years, researchers found. By using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, researchers believe...

October 4, 2021

Company forms to bring wooly mammoths back from extinction

Controversial efforts to use genetics to resurrect extinct species have taken a step forward with the formation of a new company that aims to restore the wooly mammoth. Harvard biologist...

July 16, 2019

Public skeptical of gene editing for wildlife conservation

As biologists consider the possibility of harnessing gene editing technologies for wildlife conservation, the public still greets the idea with skepticism, according to a recent survey. Respondents found the risks...

June 25, 2018

Can genetics offer new tools for wildlife biologists?

Could genetic advances in the laboratory transform wildlife management on the ground? It’s a question APHIS Wildlife Services biologists are asking as they look at adopting genetic technologies increasingly being used in medicine...