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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by gravelc on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:40AM (#20667909)
What is the difference?
Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by skosch on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @12:41PM (#20687495)
The difference is: the dose makes the poison.

Organisms may be able to handle everyday quantities of dsRNA, but beyond a certain concentration, you may suddenly see unexpected problems, which then cause domino effects throughout the ecosystem. These kinds of relationships are unknown unknowns, and they rarely behave linearly.

I really like the RNA-based approach, don't get me wrong, but the other commenters here are right to point out that hubris is dangerous.