Abstract

We propose the use of the terms natural gene drive (NGD) and engineered gene drive (EGD) arguing against James et al.1, who think both should be included within the term “gene drive”, based on their mechanistic similarities.

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Title
Engineered and natural gene drives: mechanistically the same, yet not same in kind
Author
Medina, Raul F. 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kuzma, Jennifer 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, College Station, USA (GRID:grid.264756.4) (ISNI:0000 0004 4687 2082) 
2  North Carolina State University, Genetic Engineering and Society Center, Raleigh, USA (GRID:grid.40803.3f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 6074) 
Pages
5994
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20411723
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41727-3
ProQuest document ID
2869052329
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.