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could_use_a_snack t1_ivg81fc wrote

Reply to comment by Taurenzine in English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae. by lughnasadh

Naw that's just making a different problem. Female mosquitos need blood as a food source to produce eggs. (Or something like that) If they can't use blood they would need to find a different food source and whatever that ended up being would also be a huge change to the ecosystem.

Humans need to develop a way to fight the disease within the human population so as not to disrupt other species.

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Taurenzine t1_ivgarvt wrote

You make a very good point and I am now fully on board

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