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Genetically-modified mosquitoes might save thousands of human lives, but is the risk too high?
National Post ^ | 03/27/2015 | Tom Blackwell

Posted on 03/27/2015 8:54:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

In the unofficial mosquito capital of Canada, most people do whatever they can to avoid the clouds of biting, whining pests. Steve Whyard, on the other hand, is creating mosquitoes by the thousands.

Inside his Winnipeg lab, the University of Manitoba biologist is soaking larvae of one of the insect’s most dangerous strains in a special solution to “silence” two of the bugs’ genes.

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Only female mosquitoes need a blood meal.

The males are harmless.


21 posted on 03/28/2015 6:52:04 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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I hate mosquitoes wit a passion,

But what about the impact on other life forms that depend on mosquitoes as a food?


22 posted on 03/28/2015 6:53:35 AM PDT by Iron Munro
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The males are harmless.

Even more so when this guy gets done with them.

If this tactic is successful maybe he could try it on the liberals here in America.


23 posted on 03/28/2015 7:01:07 AM PDT by Iron Munro
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