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The 13 pages that link to Gene drive, each with the reason it gives.

• Synthetic biologyBroader topic: A proposed application shows how engineered inheritance could affect wild populations.

• CRISPR gene editingRelated: CRISPR can build gene drives, raising ecological and governance concerns.

• CRISPR-Cas9Related: CRISPR-based drives could spread edits through wild populations, magnifying ecological stakes.

• Vector controlRelated: It could spread traits that suppress vector populations or block pathogen transmission.

• Genetic engineeringRelated: Engineered inheritance systems can spread selected genetic changes through populations.

• CRISPRRelated: The most consequential and controversial application, aimed at disease vectors like mosquitoes.

• Sterile insect techniqueCompared with: A gene drive spreads an inherited change, whereas sterile releases do not pass their sterility to offspring.

• Aedes aegyptiRelated: Proposed mosquito gene drives could alter or suppress Aedes aegypti, but ecological and governance questions remain.

• Genome editingRelated: Editing can create gene drives proposed for changing wild populations, raising ecological concerns.

• AnophelesRelated: Researchers investigate gene drives as a possible way to suppress or alter malaria-vector populations.

• Genetically modified organismRelated: Gene drives propose population-level effects beyond those of ordinary engineered organisms.

• Biological engineeringBroader topic: It illustrates how engineered biological systems can have effects beyond controlled facilities.

• History of genetic engineeringRelated: It illustrates how engineering can affect wild populations beyond an individual organism.