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Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes by cik2e on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @02:14PM (#11536484)
Under what hypothetical scenario would killing off mosquitos cause two million (human?) deaths per year?
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Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes by ommunist on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @02:56PM (#11536802)
Easy. Untold side effect of MTBe caused infertility in 50% of cases in second generation of black women in treated regions. Entire country was depopulated in 25 years. Like that research article from 2056?
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Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes by imakesnowflakes on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @02:52PM (#11536773)
What if the diseases that depend on mosquitoes to spread mutate/evolve themselves to spread via air...

You know, "life finds a way" and all that..

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