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| − | '''Population crash''' is a drastic reduction in population, sometimes due to population overshoot, such as is theorized to have occurred at [[Easter Island]]. | + | '''Population crash''' is a drastic reduction in population, sometimes due to population overshoot, such as is theorized to have occurred in [[Homo sapiens]] around the year 1500 at [[Easter Island]]. |
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| + | In 2015, population crashes in mosquitoes were demonstrated using "gene drives" via [[CRISPR]] technology. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 16:56, February 17, 2017
Population crash is a drastic reduction in population, sometimes due to population overshoot, such as is theorized to have occurred in Homo sapiens around the year 1500 at Easter Island.
In 2015, population crashes in mosquitoes were demonstrated using "gene drives" via CRISPR technology.