Bill Gates Funded the Company Releasing Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

Futurism ^ | 04/28/2021 | DAN ROBITZSKI

[Jan_Sobieski]

The British biotech company Oxitec is moving ahead with its controversial plan to release hundreds of millions of gene-hacked mosquitoes, an experimental new form of targeted pest control, in the Florida Keys.

The goal is essentially to introduce a new genetically altered version of the Aedes aegypti mosquito — which can spread diseases like dengue and malaria — that can only hatch male, non-biting offspring, in order to gradually reduce the population.

A connection that has gone mostly unremarked during the experiment’s rollout is the involvement of Microsoft co-founder and public health philanthropist Bill Gates in the funding of the company, confirmed by Oxitec back in 2018, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Based on past reports, it seems that the Gates Foundation pledged about $4.1 million to Oxitec in 2018 to develop a new mosquito that would target malaria in the Americas, South Asia, and eastern Africa.

Oxitec was also reportedly awarded $5 million for its Aedes mosquitoes — the kind set for release in Florida — through the Gates Foundation’s Global Grand Challenges initiative in 2010. Meanwhile, Science Magazine reported in 2010 that the Gates Foundation had dished out $19.7 million for a project in which Oxitec took part…

[Pajamajan]

"insufficient safety testing. There’s no independently-vetted evidence that the mosquitoes will actually reduce disease transmission in Florida or that they won’t cause new problems of their own in the environment. Many in the community say they feel the experiment is being forced on them"

Sound familiar?

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[RBW in PA]

I saw this movie, did not end well.

[Rusty0604]

If they can do that to mosquitoes, who’s next?

[Pocketdoor]

Pretty sure they have been doing the same thing in LA for 30+ years... Dropping sterile mosquitoes out of C-12 aircraft over the city. I just don’t think they are genetically altered.

[hercuroc]

Bats Lives Matter!

[I want the USA back]

The moment they are release, natural selection goes into action and modifies the genes of the genetically modified bugs leading to unpredictable results.

This is totally irresponsible, just like gates’ stupid idea to release chemicals in the upper atmosphere.

[butlerweave]

Will his COVID vaccine increase the Male population ?

[bgill]

Gates is more evil than Soros ever thought of being.

[PIF]

What will the bats eat?

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Wind farm blades ...

[Vinnie]

There is bound to be Trans-skeeters. And then...

[vigilante2]

He’s going to jab you one way or another

[PrairieLady2]

Fish eat a ton of mosquito larva. Any time I’ve had a garden pond with fish in my yard, the mosquito population was reduced. Apparently, florida doesn’t have enough fish in their waters. Birds help too.