2018
Editing nature: Local roots of global governance
Kofler N, Collins JP, Kuzma J, Marris E, Esvelt K, Nelson MP, Newhouse A, Rothschild LJ, Vigliotti VS, Semenov M, Jacobsen R, Dahlman JE, Prince S, Caccone A, Brown T, Schmitz OJ. Editing nature: Local roots of global governance. Science 2018, 362: 527-529. PMID: 30385564, DOI: 10.1126/science.aat4612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal communitiesGene-editing techniquesContext-dependent impactsMost policy discussionsEcological disturbancesIsland habitatsCollective oversightClimate changeEvolutionary resistanceWild speciesLocal inputGene editingTarget mutationsSpeciesCommunityCRISPREnvironmental applicationsEcosystemsHabitatsResponsible applicationExtinctionProfound benefitsInternational levelUnprecedented capacityPolicy discussions
2017
Identification of Genetically Important Individuals of the Rediscovered Floreana Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) Provides Founders for Species Restoration Program
Miller J, Quinzin M, Poulakakis N, Gibbs J, Beheregaray L, Garrick R, Russello M, Ciofi C, Edwards D, Hunter E, Tapia W, Rueda D, Carrión J, Valdivieso A, Caccone A. Identification of Genetically Important Individuals of the Rediscovered Floreana Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) Provides Founders for Species Restoration Program. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 11471. PMID: 28904401, PMCID: PMC5597637, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11516-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoisesGalápagos giant tortoisesHuman-driven environmental changesCaptive breeding programsCaptive breeding centerSpecies restoration programsHigh ancestryFloreana IslandSpecies todayIsland ecosystemsBreeding programsGalápagos IslandsGenetic analysisBreeding CenterEnvironmental changesRestoration programsTortoisesSpeciesEcosystemsDistinctive morphologyAncestryUnprecedented rateIslandsTranslocationUnique opportunity