Arresting Evolution.

Arresting Evolution. Trends Genet. 2017 Oct 10;: Authors: Bull JJ, Barrick JE Abstract Evolution in the form of selective breeding has long been harnessed as a useful tool by humans. However, rapid evolution can also be a danger to our health and a stumbling block for biotechnology. Unwanted evolution can underlie the emergence of drug and pesticide resistance, cancer, and weeds. It makes live vaccines and engineered cells inherently unreliable and unpredictable, and therefore potentially unsafe. Yet, there are strategies that have been and can possibly be used to stop or slow many types of evolution. We review and classify existing population genetics-inspired methods for arresting evolution. Then, we discuss how genome editing techniques enable a radically new set of approaches to limit evolution. PMID: 29029851 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Trends in Genetics : TIG - October 10, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Bull JJ, Barrick JE Tags: Trends Genet Source Type: research