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How would sterile mosquitoes transfer genetic material?
by jasonwatkinspdx 11y ago
How would sterile mosquitoes transfer genetic material?
- alphydan 11y agoI assume that mutating. We release 1bn sterile mosquitoes, most die, but 1,000 of them have a random mutation on top of the original mutation and become hermaphrodites. Now they reproduce on their own and become invincible microbots that bring zika to the masses. Of course that could also happen in the wild with some good 'ol cosmic rays and no human intervention.
- etiam 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer Pickup by virus or other microorganism. Transposons.