Gene drives aren’t ready for the wild, report concludes
![illustration of gene drive inheritance](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/060916_ti_genedrive.png?fit=860%2C461&ssl=1)
Mosquitoes and other organisms normally have a 50 percent chance of passing along a gene to an offspring (left). A gene drive copies and pastes itself into chromosomes from both parents, ensuring it gets passed on more often (right).
M. Telfer