Principles for gene drive research

Sponsors and supporters of gene drive research respond to a National Academies report The recent outbreak of Zika virus in the Americas renewed attention on the importance of vector-control strategies to fight the many vector-borne diseases that continue to inflict suffering around the world. In 2015, there were ∼212 million infections and a death every minute from malaria alone ( 1 ). Gene drive technology is being explored as a potentially …