What could possibly go wrong?pic.twitter.com/91wTpLTCBx
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This is a bit disturbing because mosquitoes are a considerable foundation species of the food chain and their absence would be a major disruption to the insects, birds, and mammals that feed on them. I don't see this going well or as hoped. I hope I'm wrong.
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It's impossible to tell exactly what would happen if an entire species disappeared, but the only mosquitoes that really concern ecologists (admittedly based on pop sci articles) seem to be arctic mosquitoes, which would not be the target.
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It's the unforeseen and unintended consequences that concern me i.e., cane frogs in Australia.
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The Scientist in me: Great! The part of me that's read plenty of SF/Horror: You Fools, You've Doomed Us All through Unintended Consequences!!!
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I heard a stand-up comic say that God gave the Devil one creature to make out of mercy and the Devil used his choice to make the mosquito. Makes sense. Still, don’t know about eradication of an entire species on purpose. Birds and marsh animals are sure to suffer.
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Eliminating an entire species is never a good idea.
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Have you seen how they feed the mosquitoes? They stick a screen against their arm and let them have at it....
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That is dedication! I'm glad they're determined.
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What reasoning is this by those saying, "what could go wrong," in the face of the absolute certainty of the millions dying each year of malaria? Is it because the future dead don't have faces? This won't kill all mosquitoes. The only humane thing to do is test this and do it ASAP
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Would killing those bugs off have a negative effect on the ecosystem?pic.twitter.com/ils34HJnxJ
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This is how a zombie movie begins.
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Ironically, mosquitoes are one of nature’s most effective controls of human overpopulation.
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Malaria is curable within a certain window and the process of diagnosis/treatment is quick and effective now. Tinkering with the foundation of a food chain seems risky to me. Do gene scientists understand all the consequences of their bio-engineering? Is that possible to know?
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The question is should we be interfering in this manner at all.
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And there's no way it could mutate some more and transmit to other species?
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With that affect humans? By mosquito bites?
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Do you know how genetics work?
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Yes, when the creature is genetically modified, affect the bite victims? I believe that is fair question.
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DNA isn't altered by being bitten by a bug (contrary to the mythology of Spiderman). Things that can affect your genome: Radiation, Viruses, Random Mutation. Things that don't: Bug bites, Eating GMOs, Fluid Swapping.
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