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This article talks about controlling Anopheles gambiae but something similar already being done to control Aedes aegypti. https://debug.com/ https://debug.com/
by sand500 8y ago
This article talks about controlling Anopheles gambiae but something similar already being done to control Aedes aegypti.
https://debug.com/ https://debug.com/
- godelski 8y ago> something similar already being done to control Aedes aegypti. Which carry: yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika fever and chikungunya.
- alwaysdoit 8y agoA notable difference is that Debug is using the sterile insect technique (SIT)[1], as opposed to gene drives, which are much harder to control once released. With SIT, 1) we have a lot more experience using it for decades, and 2) it's pretty easy to simply stop releasing sterile insects if unintended consequences were found. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_insect_technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_insect_technique