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> Pasteur disproved spontaneous generation in the 1800s. Yes, that's the point they're trying to make. Malaria doesn't spontaneously generate either.
by Izkata 3y ago
> Pasteur disproved spontaneous generation in the 1800s.
Yes, that's the point they're trying to make. Malaria doesn't spontaneously generate either.
- ceejayoz 3y ago> Yes, that's the point they're trying to make. Malaria doesn't spontaneously generate either. That's the point they're missing. These male mosquitos are released as eggs. Malaria doesn't infect mosquito eggs, nor does it infect male mosquitos. Mosquitos get infected by biting (which only females can do) an infected human (of which there are ~2k known annually in the US, having gotten it outside the US and brought it back). For the genetically engineered male non-biting mosquitos to spread malaria, several things would have to happen, including Pasteur being wrong.