Blog: Reflections on COP15
GES members attended the recent UN biodiversity conference to better understand the impacts of biotechnology on biodiversity and conservation....
A Focus on “Intended Consequences” to Drive Conservation Action | Conservation Science and Practice
Press Release, April 15, 2021 | A newly published special issue of Conservation Science and Practice makes the case for rebalancing the risk–benefit equation in conservation....
Martha Willcox – Native maizes and culinary markets: A route to conservation of biodiversity and traditional communities (Zoom)
Martha Willcox joins us from CIMMYT to share how their multidisciplinary group created a collective, named MILPAIZ, for native maize grown in the traditional milpa system of intercropping. ...
Elizabeth Bennett – Synthetic biology and biodiversity conservation | GES Colloquium
Elizabeth Bennett, of Wildlife Conservation Society, on the possible applications of synthetic biology to biodiversity conservation, and their pros and cons...
Can Genetic Engineering Save Our Planet’s Biodiversity?
Andrew Moore, June 24, 2019 | Researchers at NC State’s College of Natural Resources — and around the world — are considering ways to employ genetic engineering for conservation....Continue reading "Can Genetic Engineering Save Our Planet’s Biodiversity?"
Gene Drive Mice for Biodiversity Protection
Project Background Mice offer an ideal genetic model for exploring the possibility of developing a synthetic gene drive in mammals. As pests, they pose challenges to human health (through disease transmission), agricultural yields and storage,...Continue reading "Gene Drive Mice for Biodiversity Protection"