750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida

Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @07:38PM (#24994590)

These anti-Gentically modified people are basically equivalent to anti-vaxxers. The scientific evidence is overwhelming that mosquito borne diseases are a huge public health problem and the studies are solid that using this technology to reduce mosquito populations is safe. Yet, there is always a catastrophe in the gaps type of paranoia.

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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by arentyouspecial on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @07:42PM (#24994610)

And what about the animals that depend on mosquito larvae for food?

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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by mosquitoh8 on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @08:05PM (#24994718)

Replace with Black Soldier Flies. But on the serious note, not all mosquitoes are 'bad'. There are over 3500 species of them. Harmless genus such as Toxorhynchites are actually helpful. The real enemies are mosquitoes from the genus Anopheles that carry Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria.

tldr: Only a hundred or so pose a risk to humans.

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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by viburnum on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @09:54PM (#24995263)

Vaccines are safe become there’s a well-established process that ensures safety. That is not the case at all for GMOs. And vaccines are reversible (they don’t escape into the wild).

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