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When using sterile mosquitoes, the idea isn't that they pass on their genes, but that they dominate mating and therefore disrupt the breeding cycle. I.e. you re
by abrookewood 11y ago
When using sterile mosquitoes, the idea isn't that they pass on their genes, but that they dominate mating and therefore disrupt the breeding cycle. I.e. you release LOTS of sterile males and the normal females spend time mating with them instead of normal males and the population therefore decreases (until you run out of sterile males).
I think the better option (also in the article) is to release engineered males that result on male only offspring. Eventually you run out of females and the species dies off.
- thaumasiotes 11y ago> I think the better option (also in the article) is to release engineered males that result on male only offspring. Eventually you run out of females and the species dies off. This is a double win, since male mosquitos don't bite animals.
- saiya-jin 11y agomakes sense, but how do we 100% ensure nothing unforeseen will go wrong with it? playing god might end up pretty badly if some genetic/other corner case happens