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This seems like a BAD idea
Posted by djmed on 4/27/21 at 8:27 am21
Florida residents claim 'pest control trial' that will release up to a BILLION genetically engineered mosquitos in the Keys to reduce species carrying diseases is 'TERRORISM'
Trials of the first-ever US release of genetically engineered being this week
Florida has been chosen due to its influx of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
This species, which comes from Brazil, carries Zika and other diseases
The modified mosquitoes pass a specific protein to females during mating
This ensures female offspring do not survive the next generation
However, residents are furious about the 'live experiment'
Some are saying the release of up to a billion is an act of terrorism
By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 19:15 EDT, 26 April 2021 | UPDATED: 03:13 EDT, 27 April 2021
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The Florida Keys will soon be buzzing with close to a billion 'fraken-squitoes' – gene-hacked mosquitoes aimed at eradicating a disease carrying mosquito.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) and Oxitec, a British biotech company, are starting the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered (GE) Aedes aegypti mosquitoes this week, which will see up to a billion over a two-year period.
The project aims to reduce the numbers of Aedes aegypti, one of several mosquito species that can carry diseases including dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever.
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Trials of the first-ever US release of genetically engineered being this week
Florida has been chosen due to its influx of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
This species, which comes from Brazil, carries Zika and other diseases
The modified mosquitoes pass a specific protein to females during mating
This ensures female offspring do not survive the next generation
However, residents are furious about the 'live experiment'
Some are saying the release of up to a billion is an act of terrorism
By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 19:15 EDT, 26 April 2021 | UPDATED: 03:13 EDT, 27 April 2021
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The Florida Keys will soon be buzzing with close to a billion 'fraken-squitoes' – gene-hacked mosquitoes aimed at eradicating a disease carrying mosquito.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) and Oxitec, a British biotech company, are starting the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered (GE) Aedes aegypti mosquitoes this week, which will see up to a billion over a two-year period.
The project aims to reduce the numbers of Aedes aegypti, one of several mosquito species that can carry diseases including dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever.
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re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by sodcutterjones on 4/27/21 at 8:29 am to djmed
Hi! I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by GhostOfFreedom on 4/27/21 at 8:30 am to djmed
what could go wrong?
Actually, this seems like a decent use of science.
Actually, this seems like a decent use of science.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by CleverUserName on 4/27/21 at 8:30 am to djmed
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Some are saying the release of up to a billion is an act of terrorism
Hold up. Hold up. There are people calling killing mosquitoes, the deadliest living thing on earth, terrorism?
Did I hear that right? Please tell me I didn’t.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by PsychTiger on 4/27/21 at 8:30 am to djmed
We sure are in a hurry to get to the zombie apocalypse.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by salty1 on 4/27/21 at 8:32 am to sodcutterjones
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Hi! I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Bring back DDT for a year or two, no more mosquitoes.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by Figgy on 4/27/21 at 8:37 am to GhostOfFreedom
They did this out here a few years ago. I don’t remember it having a huge effect on the mosquito population.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by ChineseBandit58 on 4/27/21 at 8:39 am to CleverUserName
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There are people calling killing mosquitoes, the deadliest living thing on earth, terrorism?
over symbolism I am sure
But I am leery of ANY 'genetically altered" life form - And I am sure the "gain of function" experiments that gave rise to the pandemic which has given evil socialist movements the advantage they needed to overthrow our constitution had "good intentions" at its inception.
(or at least the declaration of 'good intentions' - which, like welfare, was possibly just a ploy to wreak havoc to prepare the field for a hostile takeover of the government)
I do not trust any modern alteration of the natural evolutionary process these days. Especially the introduction of foreign (or manufactured) species into the wild <-- that cannot be undone - and nothing humans build is perfect.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by salty1 on 4/27/21 at 8:43 am to ChineseBandit58
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a disease carrying mosquito.
If the government came to me with a proposal that would kill all blood sucking mosquitoes on earth but the cost would be ridiculous like $5k/human...I'd write a check for me and 10 naysayers
This post was edited on 4/27 at 8:45 am
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by LSUfan20005 on 4/27/21 at 8:44 am to djmed
Considering there are also efforts to utilize mosquitos as "flying syringes" to deliver vaccines, consider my doomsday radar active.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by southern686 on 4/27/21 at 8:45 am to djmed
Could they do the same for Gnats in Louisiana? Asking for a friend.
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. I don’t remember it having a huge effect on the mosquito population.
I don't think it is supposed to, its supposed to gradually replace the "old" mosquitos with the genetically engineered ones that don't carry diseases.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by musick on 4/27/21 at 8:59 am to GhostOfFreedom
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what could go wrong?
Actually, this seems like a decent use of science.
Feels like the love bug experiment. How'd that turn out?
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I don't think it is supposed to, its supposed to gradually replace the "old" mosquitos with the genetically engineered ones that don't carry diseases.
Yeah, you’re right. There’s a slight difference in the approaches used in Florida and what was done here. This is from 2017 when Zika was the approved terror of the year:
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Using mosquitoes to fight mosquitoes sounds like a counterintuitive idea, but experts say it's part of a new strategy to kill a new invasive species here in Fresno. The mosquito releases started Friday and will continue for the next 20 weeks. By the end of it all, 20 million male mosquitoes will be injected into this neighborhood. Every week for the next four months, Steve Mulligan will be collecting traps in yards across Fresno County measuring how well a massive bug campaign is advancing. "So using this, we can tell if there is a reduction in the population," the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District worker said. Mulligan is partnering with a company called Verily to release bacteria-infected male mosquitoes. The bacteria makes the males infertile, and the idea is that they will mate with the local population of wild females.
"The result of that mating is infertile eggs, the eggs will not hatch they will not produce offspring," he explained.The mosquito they're targeting is the Aedes Aegypti - an invasive species hard to control and a carrier of deadly diseases including Zika. "They utilize these small sources of water that people have around their homes and residences," Mulligan said.
Families say they've noticed these bugs attack in the day as well as night and are particularly aggressive. They say any new tactic helps. "I feel a lot more mosquito bites and tingling on my legs, and I know when I look down that's usually a mosquito swarming," resident Monica Teran said. The sterile male mosquitoes being released don't bite, and over time, Mulligan hopes they will cut down the population. "If we are successful, the number of eggs that hatch will be less and less," he said.
And families in the neighborhood will have less bug bites. Because of these releases, there will be more mosquitos flying in the neighborhood. But the male mosquitos don't bite and cannot transmit diseases.
re: This seems like a BAD ideaPosted by FATBOY TIGER on 4/27/21 at 9:07 am to djmed
Call in the bats.
Reminds me of the Bolivian tree lizards in the Simpsons that ate all of the pigeons in Springfield:
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
And humans continue to think they have the foresight to consider the intricate interplay in nature. We can't possibly consider all the thousands of steps in every direction to prevent the cascade effect of manipulating the environment.
It's worked so well in the past (water hyacinth, nutria, tallow trees, pigs, Etc) except now we're playing in a whole new realm. One at a much more fundamental level. In the past it was simple species introduction. Now we're actually creating new species and playing with the building blocks of life. This has far more potential for catastrophic failure.
It's worked so well in the past (water hyacinth, nutria, tallow trees, pigs, Etc) except now we're playing in a whole new realm. One at a much more fundamental level. In the past it was simple species introduction. Now we're actually creating new species and playing with the building blocks of life. This has far more potential for catastrophic failure.
This post was edited on 4/27 at 9:48 am
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