750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys

Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea... by sushshshsh on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:32PM (#24218101)

I love how people are allowed to modify the public world like this with "best guess" attempts at "this shouldnt have any bad side effects" but I can't get a G Drive approved at my company.

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Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea... by pragmaticpirate on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:16AM (#24220429)

Is there really no world wide org which reviews proposals for genetic modification of species? Something within united nations perhaps ?

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Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea... by hikerclimb on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:38PM (#24218149)

Yea it’s funny... it will probably backfire and we will have another disaster by humans... doesn’t really surprise me

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Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea... by metiscus on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:33PM (#24219295)

To a certain extent this is what Jurassic Park was warning about.

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Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea... by aliswe on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:33PM (#24238596)

I disagree, in JP they had the intent of not having any effect at all on the environment (outside the island).

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Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea... by metiscus on Saturday August 22, 2020 @02:13AM (#24242062)

My point was that they engineered the dinosaurs to depend on lysine or whatever as well as making them all one gender. The idea was to prevent unplanned reproduction and ensure that they maintained control. As the saying goes, life finds a way. Now fiction and reality are different but the warning is there.

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