A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

Ironhide  Wrote:

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

That's a little scary. What if just one mosquito develops a mutation in this gene, which leads to some form of disease that's transferable to humans or animals?

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

Archyr  Wrote:

Ironhide  Wrote:

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

That's a little scary. What if just one mosquito develops a mutation in this gene, which leads to some form of disease that's transferable to humans or animals?

Hopefuly that`s has all been studied and well researched before they put these suckers out in the air.

Ironhide  Wrote:

Archyr  Wrote:

That's a little scary. What if just one mosquito develops a mutation in this gene, which leads to some form of disease that's transferable to humans or animals?

Hopefuly that`s has all been studied and well researched before they put these suckers out in the air.

Look at all the prescription drugs the FDA approved that are later recalled due to unforeseen reactions and deaths. I wouldn't trust these hacks to bio-engineer a doodle bug

Ironhide  Wrote:

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

That's a little scary. What if just one mosquito develops a mutation in this gene, which leads to some form of disease that's transferable to humans or animals?

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

Archyr  Wrote:

Ironhide  Wrote:

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

That's a little scary. What if just one mosquito develops a mutation in this gene, which leads to some form of disease that's transferable to humans or animals?

We'll find out when it's too late,

"Researchers also struggle with how to test their creations. No international laws or agencies exist to police trials of new transgenic organisms. For the most part, scientists and biotech companies can do what they want—even performing uncontrolled releases of test organisms in developing countries, neither warning the residents that their backyards are about to become a de facto biocolonialist field laboratory nor gaining their consent."

A new breed of genetically modified mosquitoes carries a gene that cripples its own offspring. They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease. And they are already in the air—though that's been a secret..

The technology marks the first time scientists have genetically engineered an organism to specifically wipe out a native population to block disease transmission Sounds good.

Much more inside the link...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...peout-gene

Once misquitoes are extinct, i guess we will learn the hard way what necessary role they played in the ecosystem.