Stakeholder Views on Engagement, Trust, Performance, and Risk Considerations About Use of Gene Drive Technology in Agricultural Pest Management
Stakeholder Views on Engagement, Trust, Performance, and Risk Considerations About Use of Gene Drive Technology in Agricultural Pest Management
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DOI：
10.1089/hs.2021.0101
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发表时间：
2021-12-31
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3.3
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Vedlitz, Arnold
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作者：
Goldsmith, Carol L.;Kang, Ki Eun;Vedlitz, Arnold
基因驱动是一种实验技术，它可以通过对相对少量的个体进行遗传修饰来改变一个物种整个种群的遗传性状。这一技术非常新，有关利益相关者和公众对在农业害虫管理中使用基因驱动生物的理解和看法的文献才刚刚开始出现。我们的团队与德克萨斯州基因驱动农业利益相关者进行了一个双管齐下的参与过程，以确定他们的价值观，信念和对基因驱动技术作为农业害虫管理潜在工具的有效性，安全性和风险管理考虑因素的偏好。我们发现，大多数利益相关者支持基因驱动研究及其在管理农业害虫方面的潜在用途。我们与利益相关者的合作证实了他们参与的意愿，以及他们对利益相关者和公众参与这些问题的重视，以及在使用基因驱动作为害虫管理机制之前解决这些问题的必要性。
Gene drive is an experimental technique that may make it possible to alter the genetic traits of whole populations of a species through the genetic modification of a relatively small number of individuals. This technology is sufficiently new that literature on the understanding and views of stakeholders and the public regarding the use of gene drive organisms in agricultural pest management is just beginning to emerge. Our team conducted a 2-pronged engagement process with Texas gene drive agricultural stakeholders to ascertain their values, beliefs, and preferences about the efficacy, safety, and risk management considerations of gene drive technology as a potential tool for agricultural pest management. We found that a majority of stakeholders support gene drive research and its potential use for managing agricultural pests. Our work with stakeholders confirms both their willingness to be engaged and the importance they place on stakeholder and public engagement regarding these issues, as well as the need to address these issues before use of gene drive as a pest management mechanism will be accepted and trusted.