EDITING
NATURE
Integrating technology and collective wisdom to heal our planet
What & WHY
The environmental release of genetically engineered organisms to intentionally alter wild species could solve pressing societal and ecological challenges.
Using this technology irresponsibly or not using it at all could imperil both human and environmental health.
OUr solution
To build processes and deliberative platforms that engage a diversity of voices, promote innovation, inform policy, and foster public engagement to collectively guide the development of environmental genetic technologies and their responsible deployment.
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa - Water Dreaming at Mikanji - 1988
Courtesy of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
OUR IMPACT
Natalie Kofler asks: What role should humans play in editing nature?
When We Talk About Animals
20 Nov 2018
Gene drives: yelling match drowns out voices
By Natalie Kofler
Correspondence in Nature
02 Jan 2019
There needs to be a global policy to
govern gene editing, says molecular biologist
The Current
CBC Radio
15 Nov 2018
Editing Nature: A Call for Careful
Oversight of Environmental Gene Editing
Yale News
02 Nov 2018
THE OPPORTUNITY
With new gene editing technologies like CRISPR in hand, humans can genetically engineer the wild. Genetic engineering of plants and animals designed for intentional environmental release may provide long sought-after solutions for some of our greatest global challenges.
Protecting human health by engineering insects and rodents to prevent disease transmission.
Restoring ecosystems through genetic elimination of invasive species
Promoting genetic resilience for species threatened by changing environments.
Enabling pesticide-free sustainable agriculture.
THE Challenge
Responsible development of this technology will require a diversity of inputs and perspectives.
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Most regulatory bodies can't address the technical, ethical and social complexity
of environmental genetic engineering.
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There is currently no neutral space for meaningful deliberation and informed decision-making.
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Genetically engineered organisms will cross international borders;
no global oversight exists.
OUR SOLUTION
INCLUSION
INTEGRATION
INNOVATION
We convene conversation and cultivate ideas.
We integrate a diversity of knowledge to collectively produce wise decisions
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