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Re:New Model Warns About Crispr Gene Drives in the Wild by goatlover on Friday December 15, 2017 @01:15AM (#15929967)
I have a hard time believing mosquitos aren't a significant food source for something. What takes their place? And anyway, why would we need to make them extinct everywhere, and not just places people live?
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Re:New Model Warns About Crispr Gene Drives in the Wild by kalms on Friday December 15, 2017 @05:58AM (#15930973)
Mosquitoes are a large food source for birds, especially migratory birds in the northern regions.

Eliminating them would be devastating to Scandinavia's biodiversity.

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