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What could possibly go wrong?
by chfritz 3y ago
What could possibly go wrong?
- uoaei 3y agoThey're sterile, so presumably the most that will happen is a temporary boost in the lizard and bird populations and a reduction in fruit fly populations over the next few weeks / into the winter. Highly unlikely this will trigger some runaway scenario. Smart to do this as things cool down.
- mh- 3y ago>Strict procedures are now in place to prevent another accidental release of fertile flies, Dr. Leathers said. From the article. Not exactly a completely unfounded concern.
- riffic 3y agoknowing nothing about fruit flies I also have similar concerns.
- tpmx 3y agoThe irradiation could cause random weird DNA permutations instead of just making the male fruit flies infertile?
- hombre_fatal 3y agoMeh, our instinct is to assume that there is no free lunch but technological breakthroughs are full of free lunches.