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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by mikeash on Thursday November 09, 2017 @03:14PM (#15665503)
Smallpox was made extinct (aside from samples in labs) and as far a I know there haven't been any problems from that.
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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by fhood on Thursday November 09, 2017 @03:19PM (#15665552)
Sure, but the only possible side affect of eliminating smallpox was increased population growth. Different than introducing an organism who's evolution we don't control into the wild.
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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by junkcollector on Thursday November 09, 2017 @03:57PM (#15665831)
These mosquitoes have undergone induced sterilization. By definition their evolution is completely controlled.
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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by notyourday on Thursday November 09, 2017 @04:27PM (#15665998)
What's the margin of error?
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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by mikeash on Thursday November 09, 2017 @04:25PM (#15665982)
On what basis do you claim that this is the only possible side effect?
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