Daisy-chain, daisyfield and daisy quorum drives in Caenorhabditis brenneri -MIT

Intended use

to ‘test and optimize daisychain, daisyfield, and daisy quorum drives—including for daisy restoration—in fast-reproducing laboratory populations of worms…‘

Readiness of Technology

4a - Active research on gene drive construction

Project leader

Esvelt KM

Institution

MIT, USA

Publications

Esvelt, 2017a

Esvelt, 2017b

Authors name for system

Daisy-chain drive, daisyfield drive, daisy quorum drive

Class of Technology

Other gene drive system

Additional notes

No results have been published despite substantial funding

Description of system

Daisy-chain drive, daisyfield drive, daisy quorum drive

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

NA - Proof of concept