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Implanting a 'Suicide Gene' in Bacteria — Can CRISPR Gene Drives Flip the Script in the Superbug War?
As warnings mount that antibiotic resistance could claim 39 million lives by 2050, UC San Diego scientists have engineered a CRISPR gene drive that makes bacteria delete their own resistance genes. The technology works even inside biofilms, but whether releasing self-propagating genetic editing tools into nature is wise remains an open question.