Re:750M genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for relea...
by neckardt on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:53PM
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This is known as the sterile insect technique(SIT) and has proven effective in quite a few cases[0]. Looking at the list of times this has been attempted it doesn't look like there have ever been any adverse effects[1].
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_insect_technique#Succe...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sterile_insect_techniq...