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Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US * 1
    #26736600 - 06/11/20 11:07 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)



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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: 1234go]
    #26736609 - 06/11/20 11:14 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

What could go wrong?


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: 1234go]
    #26736612 - 06/11/20 11:16 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Had a bio prof. that worked with a group doing just this sort of thing in South America, she was awesome...and did mention that there was 1 time it went wrong.  I hope it goes well here in the States.

Hollywood is going to have a field day with it.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: The Blind Ass] * 2
    #26736618 - 06/11/20 11:19 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Did she happen to mention what is was that went wrong?  Or did she not expand on that very important part of the story?


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: 1234go] * 1
    #26736646 - 06/11/20 11:31 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

The convo was from a decade ago but it had something to do with the genetic mutation not holding/working.  Aka, they basically released a fuck ton of mosquitoes into the wild that managed to breed despite initial tests indicating that they couldn’t mate & produce offspring.

Something along those lines.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: The Blind Ass]
    #26736651 - 06/11/20 11:36 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

I cant even walk through the forest without a fuck ton of mosquitoes attacking me, I want to look for mushrooms but I get turned off after 5 minutes of being out there, I even walked my dog through the path once but shes old and walked slow and I couldnt stand it, I think its foreign mosquitoes too that are the problem, the native ones are slow and can wack them off as soon as they land


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: The Blind Ass]
    #26736652 - 06/11/20 11:37 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Typical.  So, basically there's gonna be a huge boom in the mosquito populations (which are known to transmit disease) during a viral outbreak.  Interesting...


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: The Blind Ass]
    #26736653 - 06/11/20 11:37 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Nuclear mosquitoes would be awesome t have.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: 1234go] * 1
    #26736659 - 06/11/20 11:41 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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1234go said:
Typical.  So, basically there's gonna be a huge boom in the mosquito populations (which are known to transmit disease) during a viral outbreak.  Interesting...




Edit- they genetically engineered certain genes/ alleles responsible for developing healthy sex organs to create mutated incompatible ones in their place.

Basically they couldn’t fuck...and yet....nature found a way :shrug:  Despite carefully controlled lab tests indicating that it wasn’t possible, and it checked in the smaller populations in the lab setting.

Basically they induced/created an artificial zygotic barrier, to prevent successful breeding more or less.  I don’t remember all of the exact reason(s) she used to explain why it ultimately ended up a failure beyond something about the more subtle shortcomings of CRISPR & the mosquitoes actual natural habitat influencing gene expression & regulation differently than the Lab. 

Tampering with the primordial systems that underlie Nature’s evolution is far from foolproof - and even farther from perfected.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: The Blind Ass]
    #26736665 - 06/11/20 11:43 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Marks Work Warehouse sells tick and mosquito repellent clothing, Im thinking about getting this shirt, not really my style but if it repels the pesks might be worth the $70 https://www.marks.com/en/windriver-mens-tick-and-mosquito-repellent-short-sleeve-plaid-shirt-classic-fit-103354.html#103354%5Bcolor%5D=GREY&103354%5Blength%5D=REG


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: gopher]
    #26736734 - 06/11/20 12:21 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Johnson & Johnson must be working on a new insect repellent to sell us.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: gopher] * 2
    #26736737 - 06/11/20 12:22 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

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the native ones are slow and can wack them off as soon as they land




wack them off you say?:smirk:


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: tyrannicalrex]
    #26736965 - 06/11/20 02:31 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

This makes no sense to me. They modify mosquitoes to collapse the population through short lived females. This is only ever a temporary solution, because these modified mosquitoes will never erradicate the real ones, and the real ones will keep coming back. And when they come back, you're going to need to pay big money to get enough of these trademarked Oxitec mosquitoes to repeat the whole operation. It's a perfect business model.

It's not like theres any alternative approaches, where the mosquitoes are blocked from transmitting zika permanently using natural bacteria for example...
https://www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/

A business model like that just doesn't attract the big VC bucks.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: Galangal]
    #26737064 - 06/11/20 03:21 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

deff trying spread diseases


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: cannabinated] * 2
    #26737239 - 06/11/20 04:52 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

They released gm mozzies here years ago to combat dengue fever and Ross river virus, which was a real issue. Worked fucking fantastic. The wolbachia carrying mozzies are gone.

Having had both of those diseases from mozzies I reckon it's great that no one else has to suffer that again in my region. Awful stuff to experience. Great outcome. Science is right this time.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: Northerner] * 1
    #26737246 - 06/11/20 04:58 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Nice, let’s hope Oxitec pulls through big.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: Northerner]
    #26737268 - 06/11/20 05:09 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

That's good news.  I actually had no idea this had even been done before, but upon further reading...

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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: 1234go]
    #26737572 - 06/11/20 06:49 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Looks like they are trying to kill off the native mosquito population. Im for it!

Genetically-modified organisms is the future. Someday, we will modified our own species. Its only a matter of time.


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #26737576 - 06/11/20 06:51 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

no. dont


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Re: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the US [Re: MadMuncher]
    #26737605 - 06/11/20 07:00 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

...and we used to have these things called habitats and ecosystems but they couldn't fucking leave anything alone until it was a barren rock


im going foraging rn logic hmu if you wanna meet up


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