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> We’ve managed to eradicate malaria in many parts of the world without any consequences... As far as I know we've never eradicated anything by modifying genes
by UncleEntity 8y ago
> We’ve managed to eradicate malaria in many parts of the world without any consequences...
As far as I know we've never eradicated anything by modifying genes which is the part most people are concerned with.
Sure, drain the swamps and/or use whatever methods worked in the past but think twice before releasing mosquitos into the wild which have the unfortunate side effect of turning crocodiles into Godzilla with a single bite. I've seen the movies and <<spoiler alert>> it doesn't turn out well.
- dogma1138 8y agoScientifically illiterate people are scared of GMOs in other news water is wet. Also in several places malaria was eradicated using engineered mosquitos sure we didn’t use gene editing but rather much more coarse tools like radiation. We’ve been producing GMO for 15 millennia if anyone thinks that throwing sperm at the wall or irradiating seeds is somehow not genetic engineering they need to get their facts in order.