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U.S. Military Preps for Gene Drives Run Amok

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via Scientific American

Nov. 18, 2016

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If a tanker splits its hull and dumps oil into the sea, trained teams show up with specialized gear to begin the process of stanching the flow and cleaning up the spill. Today, there’s no equivalent team or tools for resolving a “spill” of genetic material into the environment, but that could soon change...

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