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The fungus doesn't affect other insects - this was part of the test. So the worst case is that it becomes uncontrollable and wipes out the mosquitoes.
by andygates 7y ago
The fungus doesn't affect other insects - this was part of the test. So the worst case is that it becomes uncontrollable and wipes out the mosquitoes.
- pfdietz 7y agoThey've given the fungus a powerful new weapon, so I would be concerned it could evolve to attack new hosts.
- gdy 7y agoIt can mutate
- jimworm 7y agoI was justifying my preference for the gene drive compared with the fungus. The fungus has potential to evolve independently to do different things, the gene drive does not. QED.
- foobiekr 7y agoHow did this fungus come into being so specialized, I wonder.