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I don't understand the downvote again. I makes me wonder about the education and intelligence of the average HN Reader. The article says nothing about the tech
by newdude116 5y ago
I don't understand the downvote again. I makes me wonder about the education and intelligence of the average HN Reader.
The article says nothing about the technology Oxitec uses. I checked, and as suspeced, they use a "gene drive" or a "mutagenic chain reaction"
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2019/06/efsa-gene-drive-working-group-fails-independence-test https://corporateeurope.org/en/2019/06/efsa-gene-drive-worki...
This is a very smart technology that was invented and does not exists in nature to my best knowledge. So you throw this unique genetic mechanism not against the mosquitos, but in fact you have evolutionary pressure against you. In the best case, they become resistant, in the worst case you end up with total other effects in total other organism that acquired this mechanism.
An nuclear bomb explosion is limited in location and time. This genetic mechanism, once released, is potentially unlimited in location and time. So serious question, what could possibly go wrong?
- neogodless 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. Just make your points the best that you can, and you'll avoid downvotes about spending half your comment talking about downvotes or attacking "the education and intelligence of the average HN Reader."