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This one couldn't jump outside insects, perhaps specifically flies, it targets a specific gene mosquitoes have in common with the well studied fly Drosophila.
by JulianMorrison 8y ago
This one couldn't jump outside insects, perhaps specifically flies, it targets a specific gene mosquitoes have in common with the well studied fly Drosophila.
Which would be bad enough. These gene drives are extinction weapons. If they get into something with a wide range and high importance to any given ecosystem, well, I hope you took wildlife documentaries of it while it was still there.