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Ok, so lets make bees more resistant to Neonics. :P

• whyenot 10y ago
  the non-native bees shipped around the country (US) and that are the primary pollinators in agriculture appear to already be fairly resistant to neonics.
  • tptacek 10y ago
    Honeybees are themselves non-native! They're an introduced species.
  • mvidal01 10y ago
    Which species of bees are you referring to?
• mintplant 10y ago
  And then force it through the population with a gene drive? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive I'm sure there won't be any negative consequences ;)
  • Joof 10y ago
    Impossible! Outside of gene drives (which sound a little dangerous...), I really want to do some simple CRISPR projects (I have a specific idea in mind; although not for hacker news ;). Too bad you need a lab, even if it's probably a good idea to limit hobbyists.