Almost 90 per-cent of Australians would be open to the use of gene technology, to control feral cats. 

Technologies, including one called 'gene drive' could used to spread fertility-affecting traits through populations, to eventually drive down numbers.

Rural Reporter Rhiannon Soliman-Marron caught up with CSIRO Researcher Doctor Owain Edwards, to talk more about gene drive and its use.

Almost 90 per-cent of Australians would be open to the use of gene technology, to control feral cats. 
Technologies, including one called 'gene drive' could used to spread fertility-affecting traits through populations, to eventually drive down numbers.
Rural Reporter Rhiannon Soliman-Marron caught up with CSIRO Researcher Doctor Owain Edwards, to talk more about gene drive and its use.

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