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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by saulrh on Thursday November 09, 2017 @03:51PM (#15665793)
If you know of a proposal for solving the third world that's as cheap, fast, effective, reliable, and safe as - that has comparable expected value to - killing human-biting malaria-carrying mosquitoes, that's great! Please, PLEASE share it and work toward its execution!

Me, I say kill the mosquitoes.

(Although, honestly, even if you did have such a plan, I'd still say kill the mosquitoes in addition: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15665373)

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Re:US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease by sametmax on Thursday November 09, 2017 @04:03PM (#15665853)
> cheap, fast, effective, reliable, and safe

You can only maybe guaranty fast.

And the unknown is huge on this one. Just like the potential horrible consequences.

The way you talk scares me a lot. I feel like I'm in front of the stereotypical american gun owner in tv shows.

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