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Scientists wiped out mosquitoes on two islands using new method
- tx-hermit 7y agoAs a knee jerk reaction, I love the idea of this. However, not to sound too Jurassic Park-y, nature seems to have a habit of adapting in unexpected ways. Like moths "evolving" to adapt to the changing colors of their environment (i.e. in coal country).
- 0xdeadb00f 7y agoMy thoughts exactly. We need to thoroughly analyse the potential effects wiping out mosquitoes may have before we do anything too drastic I guess that's the idea behind doing this on an island - a relatively isolated ecosystem.