Results from first US trial of genetically modified mosquitoes

Re:Results from first US trial of genetically modified mosqu... by kickout on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:56PM (#31099814)

I'm confused. I'm not fear-mongering at all. I'm on the opposite side of fear--optimism. This is akin to a proof of concept with this mosquito species. It is likely the learnings will translate to other mosquito species. I have not stated I _want_ to eradicate this or the other species, merely that we theoretically _could_

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Re:Results from first US trial of genetically modified mosqu... by shkkmo on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @01:36PM (#31100316)

"Theoretically could" is practically useless without providing a reasonable route to actually happening. The US could theoretically nuke ever major city in Canada, bit that possibility is ingored for almost all practical purposes (and the purposes for which it is not ignored look at the reasons why it would happen.)

Eliminating a species of mostuito is expensive and additional effort breeding and releasing mosquito's for each species you want to eliminate will always require additional work and effort. Why would we expend that effort to eliminate a species that doesn't bite us?

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Re:Results from first US trial of genetically modified mosqu... by kickout on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @04:07PM (#31102280)

Disease vector is the primary reason at the moment

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Re:Results from first US trial of genetically modified mosqu... by shkkmo on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:59PM (#31104144)

Mosquitos that don't bite us aren't a disease vector for us... which is why there isn't a compelling reasons to wipeout those species.

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