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Re:Malaria breakthrough as scientists find ‘highly effective... by blisterpeanuts on Thursday September 12, 2019 @08:23AM (#20950599)
Correct, there are thousands of species of mosquito that do not feed on human blood. The question is whether a genetic weapon could be made specific enough to target only the blood suckers while sparing the pollinators.
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Re:Malaria breakthrough as scientists find ‘highly effective... by stubish on Thursday September 12, 2019 @12:13PM (#20953194)
The techniques being looked at only target a single species. To spread, it requires interbreeding between species which is rare, and for the the new species to out compete and spread, which is unlikely since the condition is fatal to the carriers of the genetic modification's next generation.
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