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latest breakthroughs in gene drive pest control. Generate a feed tracking recent papers, field trials, and regulatory hearings on gene drive insects and rodents. Emphasize both scientific progress and societal response.

Latest breakthroughs in gene-drive pest control

Curated feed of recent technical papers, field-status reporting, regulatory material, and public-response sources. The inspected evidence identifies no authorized gene-drive insect field trial; proposed releases remain primarily in the preparation, review, or debate stage[1][2].

Scientific breakthroughs and technical context

Recent peer-reviewed research and adjacent methods relevant to inheritance, population spread, confinement, and deployment readiness. The nanosd paper is a direct gene-drive study; the modeling papers address ecological conditions affecting gene-drive performance. Other items are clearly labeled as adjacent or discovery-only context by their source titles.

doi.org29 Oct 2025
articlepeer-reviewed4 citations
Pei‐Shi Yen, Sebald A. N. Verkuijl, Paolo Capriotti et al.G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
Authors: Pei‐Shi Yen, Sebald A. N. Verkuijl, Paolo Capriotti, Giuseppe Del Corsano, Calvin Kim Guan Yee, Astri...
doi.org1 Mar 2025
4 citations
Ziqian Xu, Michael B. BonsallEvolutionary Applications
Authors: Ziqian Xu, Michael B. Bonsall | Venue: Evolutionary Applications | Published: 2025-03-01 | Citations:...
doi.org19 Jul 2025
3 citations
Léna Kläy, Léo Girardin, Vincent Calvez et al.Molecular Ecology
Authors: Léna Kläy, Léo Girardin, Vincent Calvez, Florence Débarre | Venue: Molecular Ecology | Published: 202...
doi.org25 Sep 2025
1 citations
Dan Deng, Xueying Yi, Wen Wen et al.Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Authors: Dan Deng, Xueying Yi, Wen Wen, Liuqing He, Wei Peng | Venue: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biolog...
doi.org1 Jun 2025
2 citations
Paola Najera, Christian E Ogaugwu, T. Chan et al.Open Biology
Authors: Paola Najera, Christian E Ogaugwu, T. Chan, Raja Babu Singh Kushwah, Zach N. Adelman | Venue: Open Bi...

Field trials, releases, and proposals

Sources tracking proposed gene-drive field work and genetically engineered mosquito releases. The Oxitec material concerns a non-gene-drive mosquito system, while the gene-drive reporting describes preparatory or proposed activities rather than an authorized open release[[cite:8]][[cite:9]].

ajtmh.org1 Oct 2025
Gregory C. Lanzaro, Ana M. KormosThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
These activities occur at sites believed to be environmentally contained and include entomological and parasit...
wildlife.org27 Feb 2019
Dana Kobilinsky
Researchers have launched the first large-scale laboratory release of mosquitos genetically engineered...
science.org
Benedict says that without Burkina Faso’s participation, testing gene drive mosquitoes elsewhere in Africa wil...
foe.org22 Aug 2025
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s decision is pending. These experiments are the first step ...
federalregister.gov
Date of Receipt: October 27, 2025. Contact: BPPD. Following the review of the application and any comments and...

Regulation, governance, and societal response

Regulatory status, international risk-assessment guidance, public-engagement research, and reporting on opposition or project suspension. These sources are essential for tracking governance and social license, but should not be read as evidence that a gene-drive release was authorized.

monitoringgenedrives.com30 Oct 2025
journal article
Felix Moronta Barrios
Decades of use against agricultural and veterinary pests have demonstrated that area-wide, species-specific co...
frontiersin.org22 Jan 2025
Hobman, Elizabeth V., Mankad, Aditi, Carter, Lucy et al.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
For instance, a guidance document has been recently drafted to assist researchers in navigating the re...
countercurrents.org12 Feb 2026
The Target Malaria project aims to eradicate malaria using the controversial gene drive techn...
biosecurityhandbook.com
Ecological risk assessment: Improved models of ecosystem effects from population suppression or modification, ...