ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2019
Promises and perils of gene drives: Navigating the communication of complex, post-normal science.
Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.
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- Genes drive organisms and slippery slopes.Pathogens and global health · 2024Review
- Engineered and natural gene drives: mechanistically the same, yet not same in kind.Nature communications · 2023Article
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- Population replacement gene drive characteristics for malaria elimination in a range of seasonal transmission settings: a modelling study.Malaria journal · 2022Article
- Propagation of seminal toxins through binary expression gene drives could suppress populations.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Gene Drives in the U.K., U.S., and Australian Press (2015-2019): How a New Focus on Responsibility Is Shaping Science Communication.Science communication · 2022Article
- Science in motion: A qualitative analysis of journalists' use and perception of preprints.PloS one · 2022Article
- Gene drive communication: exploring experts' lived experience of metaphor use.New genetics and society · 2022Article
- California Residents' Perceptions of Gene Drive Systems to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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- Ethical Considerations for Gene Drive: Challenges of Balancing Inclusion, Power and Perspectives.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Modeling CRISPR gene drives for suppression of invasive rodents using a supervised machine learning framework.PLoS computational biology · 2021Article
- An Outlook on Global Regulatory Landscape for Genome-Edited Crops.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- What we know about effective public engagement on CRISPR and beyond.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
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Abstract
In November of 2017, an interdisciplinary panel discussed the complexities of gene drive applications as part of the third Sackler Colloquium on "The Science of Science Communication." The panel brought together a social scientist, life scientist, and journalist to discuss the issue from each of their unique perspectives. This paper builds on the ideas and conversations from the session to provide a more nuanced discussion about the context surrounding responsible communication and decision-making for cases of post-normal science. Deciding to use gene drives to control and suppress pests will involve more than a technical assessment of the risks involved, and responsible decision-making regarding their use will require concerted efforts from multiple actors. We provide a review of gene drives and their potential applications, as well as the role of journalists in communicating the extent of uncertainties around specific projects. We also discuss the roles of public opinion and online environments in public engagement with scientific processes. We conclude with specific recommendations about how to address current challenges and foster more effective communication and decision-making for complex, post-normal issues, such as gene drives.
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