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What did this “dice roll” open genetically modified experiment produce? Welp just your standard: Super “mutant” mosquitoes that could cause mass death across South America is all. Since we “fixed” things in a non-scientific non-controlled study way—no bug spray works on them.https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1174384858048581632 …
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“Hey boss we can genetically modify insects to do great things—can we try"
“Sure lets roll the dice"
"data clearly show that release of the OX513A led to significant transfer of its genome into the natural Jacobina population"
The dice roll failed.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-49660-6 …
11:14 AM - 18 Sep 2019
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