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Scientists want to alter rodent genes to prevent mice plagues – Sydney Morning Herald
Mice plagues, such as the one ravaging parts of inland NSW, could become a thing of the past if scientists succeed in modifying the genes of the rodents so that…
The plan is to model how the modification works in the laboratory before then testing it on a large caged group of mice. If approved, the next stage would be to test it in the wild on an offshore island uninhabited by humans.
Its a long way down the track before genetically modified mice could be released on mainland Australia, he said.
Governments including NSW have been considering how similar so-called gene drives to accelerate a particular trait might be used one day to control other threatening…
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