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California Residents’ Perceptions of Gene Drive Systems to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease

Scientists developing gene drive mosquitoes for vector control must understand how residents of affected areas regard both the problem of mosquito-borne disease and the potential solutions offered by gene drive. This study represents an experiment in public engagement at an early stage of technology...

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Autores principales: Schairer, Cynthia E., Triplett, Cynthia, Akbari, Omar S., Bloss, Cinnamon S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8960626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35360388
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.848707
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author Schairer, Cynthia E.
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description Scientists developing gene drive mosquitoes for vector control must understand how residents of affected areas regard both the problem of mosquito-borne disease and the potential solutions offered by gene drive. This study represents an experiment in public engagement at an early stage of technology development, intended to inform lab scientists about public attitudes toward their research and inspire consideration and conversation about the social ramifications of creating mosquitoes with gene drive. Online focus groups with California residents explored views on mosquito-borne disease risk, current mosquito control methods, and the proposed development and use of different classes of gene drives to control Ae. aegypti. Rather than a dogmatic rejection of genetic engineering or gene drive, many participants expressed pragmatic concerns with cost, control, the ability to narrowly target specific species, and the challenges of mistrust and institutional cooperation. Work like this can inform the alignment of community priorities and the professional priorities of scientists and vector control specialists.
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spelling pubmed-89606262022-03-30 California Residents’ Perceptions of Gene Drive Systems to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease Schairer, Cynthia E. Triplett, Cynthia Akbari, Omar S. Bloss, Cinnamon S. Front Bioeng Biotechnol Bioengineering and Biotechnology Scientists developing gene drive mosquitoes for vector control must understand how residents of affected areas regard both the problem of mosquito-borne disease and the potential solutions offered by gene drive. This study represents an experiment in public engagement at an early stage of technology development, intended to inform lab scientists about public attitudes toward their research and inspire consideration and conversation about the social ramifications of creating mosquitoes with gene drive. Online focus groups with California residents explored views on mosquito-borne disease risk, current mosquito control methods, and the proposed development and use of different classes of gene drives to control Ae. aegypti. Rather than a dogmatic rejection of genetic engineering or gene drive, many participants expressed pragmatic concerns with cost, control, the ability to narrowly target specific species, and the challenges of mistrust and institutional cooperation. Work like this can inform the alignment of community priorities and the professional priorities of scientists and vector control specialists. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8960626/ /pubmed/35360388 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.848707 Text en Copyright © 2022 Schairer, Triplett, Akbari and Bloss. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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California Residents’ Perceptions of Gene Drive Systems to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease
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title_fullStr California Residents’ Perceptions of Gene Drive Systems to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease
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title_short California Residents’ Perceptions of Gene Drive Systems to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease
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topic Bioengineering and Biotechnology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8960626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35360388
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.848707
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