Public deliberation and the regulation of gene drive in the USA Academic Article

abstract

• Abstract Gene drive is a new form of biotechnology designed to bias the inheritance of selected traits in animal or plant species that reproduce sexually and have relatively short reproductive cycles. Unlike traditional breeding techniques and other forms of biotechnology, gene drive is designed to spread in wild populations. As such, the prospect of its application raises ecological and socioeconomic concerns that the current system of biotechnology regulation in the USA is ill-equipped to address. Foremost among the proposals for reform is the need for deliberative participation in decision-making by stakeholders representing a broader range of interests and analytical perspectives. As appealing as they are in the abstract, these recommendations overlook both practical and political challenges to democratic governance in administration that have received little attention.

authors

• Medina, Raul

published proceedings

• SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY

altmetric score

• 2

author list (cited authors)

• West, W. F., Buchman, L. W., & Medina, R. F.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• West, William F||Buchman, Leah W||Medina, Raul F

publication date

• December 2022

publisher

• Oxford University Press (OUP)  Publisher

published in

• Science and Public Policy  Journal

keywords

• Biotechnology Subsystem
• Deliberative Democracy
• Gene-drive Regulation
• Obstacles To Change

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1093/scipol/scac032

start page

• 843

end page

• 852

volume

• 49

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scac032