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Biodiversity convention fails in regulating new genetic engineering
At the conference of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity on November 29, 2018, 196 nations unfortunately only agreed to the lowest conceivable common denominator with regard to the research and release of so-called gene drive organisms. Instead of clear precautions and global control, the joint declaration contains only broadly interpretable, general appeals to governments.
"This means…
78 organizations call on the European Commission to enact a temporary ban on the novel Gene Drive technology
Gene Drive technology: Species extinction through genetic engineering?
In an open letter initiated by Greenpeace EU, Friends of the Earth Europe, IFOAM EU and the German initiative Save Our Seeds, 78 environmental, agricultural, animal welfare and development aid organizsations from all over Europe are calling on the EU Commission to outlaw the release of so-called Gene Drive Organisms in the…
Interview mit Prof. Pamela Weathers
Interview mit Prof. Pamela Weathers
Die Gene Drive Technologie birgt hohe Risiken. Dennoch wird sie von der Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation als Lösung gegen Malaria propagiert. Anlässlich des Welt-Malaria-Tages startet die Stop Gene Drives Kampagne ein Projekt, das verschiedene Perspektiven auf Möglichkeiten der Malariabekämpfung aufzeigt.
Prof. Pamela Weathers ist eine…
A new vaccine against malaria
A new vaccine against Malaria
This month saw another breakthrough in the treatment and prevention of malaria, this time with the publication of the phase 2 clinical trial results of the new University of Oxford R21 vaccine against malaria. This vaccine demonstrated an 80% efficacy against malaria, the highest efficacy ever seen in a malaria vaccine. Professor Adrian Hill, co-creator of…
What happened to Gene Drives at COP15 of the UN Convention on Biodiversity?
What happened to Gene Drives at COP15 of the UN Convention on Biodiversity?
In December 2022, States from all around the world gathered in snowy Montreal to discuss the future of biodiversity protection and conservation until 2030. What did they have to say about new technologies such as gene drives?
The Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has been often referred as a ‘breakthrough’…