Godwin and Delborne discuss CRISPR and ethics at NC Museum of Science
October 2, 2017|Patti Mulligan
GES faculty John Godwin and Jason Delborne were at the NC Museum of History on 9.28.17 discussing genetic biocontrol of pest populations, such as CRISPR gene drives to eliminate invasive rodents from islands to protect endangered seabirds.
By Joseph Opoku Gakpo and Modesta Abugu | The traceability and detection of biotech foods in a globalized system remain crucial, and while detection methods have improved, many challenges remain, especially for products of new genomic methods like CRISPR.
This presentation focuses on ethical and oversight issues as they relate to the insertion of human cells into nonhuman animals, e.g., “chimeric research.”
Final results and recommendations from the collaboration between IDB and the GES Center titled “Assessment of the Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Agricultural Gene-editing via CRISPR-based Technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Resultados y recomendaciones finales del estudio titulado “Evaluación del Marco Regulatorio e Institucional para la Agricultura basada en Edición Génica a través de tecnologías CRISPR en América Latina y el Caribe”, producto de la colaboración entre el BID y el Centro GES de Carolina del Norte en los Estados Unidos.