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d_r

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2. I think this is a good idea

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:08 AM

Jan 2015

The GMO mosquito s can't reproduce, they are self limiting because they have dead off spring. This is an invasive species of mosquita and this would be more effective control than spraying pesticides they develop immunity to.

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Millions of GMO insects could be set loose in Florida Keys [View all] mfcorey1 Jan 2015 OP

I can see where this end with giant man eating mosquitos hollysmom Jan 2015 #1

I think this is a good idea d_r Jan 2015 #2

Those Dinosaurs in Jurrassic Park couldn't reproduce either el_bryanto Jan 2015 #8

Because movies ALWAYS present scientific reality. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #10

I'm sorry I just find the idea of Ribbiting Mosquitos amusing. el_bryanto Jan 2015 #17

I wonder with the same credibility, "if the Death Star will appear on the far side of the planet..." LanternWaste Jan 2015 #14

Yet another excellent use of genetic modification. longship Jan 2015 #3

GMO crops have the same or lower yields as conventional crops GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #25

What could go wrong? Rex Jan 2015 #4

That was EXACTLY what I said when I first saw this news story. davsand Jan 2015 #23

People rioted about Jenner's smallpox vaccine Recursion Jan 2015 #5

with every loser in charge saying "no one could have expected that (fill in the blank ) would have belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #6

Frankenstein's monster was also fictional. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #13

I have read elsewhere that this can just make space for other bad mosquitoes - and then, guess what? djean111 Jan 2015 #7

Thread from last June along similar lines... SidDithers Jan 2015 #9

This is a brilliant use of genetic modification. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #11

Male mosquitoes don't bite mammals. MineralMan Jan 2015 #12

What disgusting sexism Orrex Jan 2015 #15

LOL! MineralMan Jan 2015 #16

Are they 100% sure that the larvae will die? ecstatic Jan 2015 #35

Yes, I believe they are. The entire point of this is MineralMan Jan 2015 #37

Chikungunya is spreading very fast & has many Animal reservoirs. Sunlei Jan 2015 #18

And there was a dengue outbreak on Maui a few years ago KamaAina Jan 2015 #22

Love the idea. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #19

I don't think I would be so afraid of what happens if one of these bugs bites me. I would be more jwirr Jan 2015 #20

that's a better question nt d_r Jan 2015 #21

nothing whatsoever that's unique to GMOs.... mike_c Jan 2015 #29

Mosquitos are an anomaly in that they're not particularly important to any ecosystem. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #31

Oryx and Crake Zorra Jan 2015 #24

If you want to see who really believes in Science... Lancero Jan 2015 #26

being anti-GMO is pretty much synonymous with being anti-science, IMO.... mike_c Jan 2015 #30

Kinda interesting how similar anti-gmo is to anti-vax. Lancero Jan 2015 #32

Let the misquitos do our dirty work. Let them go. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2015 #27

GMO mosquitoes? The new name will be "monsquitoes" KansDem Jan 2015 #28

Sometimes I think the story of Florida is a lost text from Exodus. rug Jan 2015 #33

Sounds good to me. X_Digger Jan 2015 #34

I for one welcome our new insect overlords..... Coventina Jan 2015 #36