| ID | 158876 |
| Title Proper | Gene Editing for Good |
| Other Title Information | How CRISPR Could Transform Global Development |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gates, Bill |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Today, more people are living healthy, productive lives than ever before. This good news may come as a surprise, but there is plenty of evidence for it. Since the early 1990s, global child mortality has been cut in half [1]. There have been massive reductions in cases of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS [2]. The incidence of polio has decreased by 99 percent, bringing the world to the verge of eradicating a major infectious disease, a feat humanity has accomplished only once before, with smallpox. The proportion of the world’s population in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $1.90 per day, has fallen from 35 percent to about 11 percent. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 97, No.3; May-Jun 2018: p.166-170 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 97 No 3 |
| Key Words | CRISPR ; Transform Global Development |