Call for a global moratorium on gene drives Published: 5 December 2016 Along with 160 global groups the Heinrich Böll Foundation signed the call for a global moratorium on genetically-engineered gene Drives. Support against gene drives also comes from the German government.
Gene Editing and Seed Stealing Published: 3 November 2016 At the moment regulations for the trade with genetic material help to safeguard the rights of providers of genetic resources. This could change with the use of digital gene sequences. By Chee Yoke Ling and Edward Hammond
Gene drives: Who decides for Hawai’i and beyond? Published: 27 September 2016 At this year's World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i ethical and social concerns about the use of a controversial synthetic biology technology were raised: gene drives. This genetic engineering technique has the ability to change the world we know. By Dana Perls