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Not to mention, the mosquitos targeted with these techniques are NOT native species. They are native to Egypt and South East Asia. Native North American species are harmed by th…
by scherlock · Oct 6, 2026
> Am I the only one who finds the hubris in this sentence chilling? Surely there's absolutely no way that we can be sure of the impact on the ecosystem of eradicating an entire…
by vouaobrasil · Oct 6, 2026
Sure we should get rid of the diseases, but what about the niche mosquitos serve as food for birds, bats, etc?
by Avicebron · Oct 6, 2026
This isn't some big unknown experiment played out globally with no way of going back. Aedes aegypti has been successfully eliminated in a number of countries over a long time sp…
by SapporoChris · Oct 6, 2026
I don't understand how it works. Suppose I can create male mosquitos, which can mate with wild females and affect their offspring in such a way that it can't survive or infect p…
by Panzerschrek · Oct 6, 2026
How many simultaneous mosquitos in Singapore? lets say on the order of 1 billion, and let's assume the effectivity doesn't change when considering the 30% unaffected population…
by DoctorOetker · Oct 5, 2026
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