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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by neves on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @09:17PM (#24995089)
This is the perfect outcome for the company profits. Now they can sell a bunch of GM mosquitos each 18 months. A bug for the consumers, a feature for the developers.
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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by bambax on Thursday November 05, 2020 @06:24AM (#24997312)
Not really; if the new, hybrid population of mosquitoes have learned to discriminate against the gene-carrying males, then new releases won't work -- unless it's with another gene, maybe, but that would probably take more than 18 months to make.
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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by dotancohen on Thursday November 05, 2020 @04:42AM (#24996851) 

  > A bug for the consumers, a feature for the developers.
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Re:750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Fl... by baq on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:44AM (#24996377)
The joys of unregulated free market.
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