Genetic engineering could be used to control mouse populations, research finds

Scientists demonstrated that a gene drive can be used to induce female infertility in the common house mouse, an invasive species in Australia

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Genetic engineering could eventually be used to control invasive mouse populations, according to Australian researchers who have developed the first gene drive proof of concept in a mammal.

In research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a gene drive can be used to induce female infertility in the common house mouse (Mus musculus), an invasive species in Australia.

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