Proposed homing CRISPR gene drive in Vulpes vulpes - Australian Animal Health Laboratory

European red fox

Intended use

Suppression/eradication to address decline in ‘Australia’s terrestrial mammal fauna’ caused by predation by foxes. The paper also states ‘...foxes are a serious agricultural pest'.

Readiness of Technology

1 - Gene drive proposed

Project leader

Tizard M

Institution

Australian Animal Health Laboratory

Publications

Moro et al., 2018

Authors name for system

RNA-guided gene drive

Class of Technology

Homing gene drive

Field(s) of application

Agriculture

Conservation

Description of system

Homing CRISPR

For specialists

Research in target organism

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Research in model organism

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Intended for release

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Intended direct effects

Population suppression/eradication