Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes
by charlieflowers on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @06:05PM
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It's sad when a chain of logical reasoning points out (again) how weird it is that we cannot solve the real problem, which is "Why is there a third world in the first place?"
Why does there have to be a region in permanent squalor? Why can't every place on earth where civilization exists be a decent place for humans to live, with peace, opportunity and sanitation?
But ... back down to earth. Since we can't fix that larger problem, at least maybe we can stop malaria by killing all the mosquitoes.
Malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases are actually a big reason why there is a third world.
Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes
by charlieflowers on Thursday April 21, 2016 @01:01AM
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Really? How so? (Not attacking ... sincere question).
Seems to me that good second-world sanitation might alleviate it. But third world countries lack the sanitation and hence suffer Malaria. Seems the problem is political/social.
anti-mosquito sanitation is relatively expensive, compared to other forms of sanitation.
I'd guess that the climate in Sweden helps too, so I still think we need CRISPR.
Coincidentally, there are quite many areas in Sweden were it is impossible to go outside in the summer without mosquito nets, and it is worsening.
I'm all for releasing CRISPR on the worst species of mosquitos though. And ticks. They can't serve any function other than killing a few persons each year due to TBE.