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"The mosquitoes are genetically altered to need a particular chemical in order for their offspring to be non-sterile." Life, uh, finds a way.
by ucaetano 11y ago
"The mosquitoes are genetically altered to need a particular chemical in order for their offspring to be non-sterile."
Life, uh, finds a way.
- andygates 11y agoThat's an interesting development. Normally to release a lot of sterile mosquitoes you breed lots of regular ones and then have to sterilize batches. A skeeter with a dietary sterile-offspring switch is really useful.
- searine 11y ago>Life, uh, finds a way. But what is the failure scenario? Mosquitos in the wild? There are already mosquitos in the wild, and they are infected with zika and dengue. Worst case scenario is better than the status quo.