Experts' moral views on gene drive technologies: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gene drive technologies (GDTs) promote the rapid spread of a particular genetic element within a population of non-human organisms. Potential applications of GDTs include the control of insect vectors, invasive species and agricultural pests. Whether, and if so, under what conditions, GDTs should be deployed is hotly debated. Although broad stances in this debate have been described, the convictions that inform the moral views of the experts shaping these technologies and related policies have not been examined in depth in the academic literature.

Methods

In this qualitative study, we interviewed GDT experts (n = 33) from different disciplines to identify and better understand their moral views regarding these technologies. The pseudonymized transcripts were analy

SUBMITTER: de Graeff N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938529 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature