750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys..

[r2d2]

Approved by the Environment Protection Agency in May, the pilot project is designed to test if a genetically modified mosquito is a viable alternative to spraying insecticides to control the Aedes aegypti. It's a species of mosquito that carries several deadly diseases, such as Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.

The mosquito, named OX5034, has been altered to produce female offspring that die in the larval stage, well before hatching and growing large enough to bite and spread disease. Only the female mosquito bites for blood, which she needs to mature her eggs. Males feed only on nectar, and are thus not a carrier for disease.

The mosquito is also approved to be released into Harris County, Texas, beginning in 2021, according to Oxitec, the US-owned, British-based company that developed the genetically modified organism (GMO).

[mustang302]

Science ni mingoooo..super ..!

[Spartan]

The mosquito, named OX5034, has been altered to produce female offspring that die in the larval stage,

if they start reproducing females, and female dies in larval stage....over period os time then there will be no mosquitos right...

they might end up becoming gays and bring different kind of diseases unkonw to science...?

@Anta Assamey

[mirchi_bajji]

23 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

Approved by the Environment Protection Agency in May, the pilot project is designed to test if a genetically modified mosquito is a viable alternative to spraying insecticides to control the Aedes aegypti. It's a species of mosquito that carries several deadly diseases, such as Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.

The mosquito, named OX5034, has been altered to produce female offspring that die in the larval stage, well before hatching and growing large enough to bite and spread disease. Only the female mosquito bites for blood, which she needs to mature her eggs. Males feed only on nectar, and are thus not a carrier for disease.

The mosquito is also approved to be released into Harris County, Texas, beginning in 2021, according to Oxitec, the US-owned, British-based company that developed the genetically modified organism (GMO).

i thought they would engineer them to not bite humans . removing females from the chain will decimate the population kada. 

[jaglaq]

1 minute ago, Spartan said:

The mosquito, named OX5034, has been altered to produce female offspring that die in the larval stage,

if they start reproducing females, and female dies in larval stage....over period os time then there will be no mosquitos right...

they might end up becoming gays and bring different kind of diseases unkonw to science...?

@Anta Assamey

gay mosquito aids vasthadhi anta

 

[Catalpha]

1 minute ago, Spartan said:

The mosquito, named OX5034, has been altered to produce female offspring that die in the larval stage,

if they start reproducing females, and female dies in larval stage....over period os time then there will be no mosquitos right...

they might end up becoming gays and bring different kind of diseases unkonw to science...?

@Anta Assamey

Gay can't reproduce

[mirchi_bajji]

Just now, Catalpha said:

Gay can't reproduce

jurassic park lo aindi...so should happen in florida too.    

 

[r2d2]

2 minutes ago, mirchi_bajji said:

happen in florida

Florida man sent back to jail after not paying for taxi ride home from jail..

all kinds of speci’men’ live in Florida...😜

[mirchi_bajji]

5 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

Florida man sent back to jail after not paying for taxi ride home from jail..

all kinds of speci’men’ live in Florida...😜

Florida man charged with impersonating officer for McDonald's discount

• A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with impersonating an officer after police say he used his old credentials as a federal corrections officer to get a McDonald's discount

[r2d2]

What is the downside of eliminating the harmful mosquitoes? yes it is sort of an act against the nature.. so what.. do these mosquitoes serve any purpose?

[mirchi_bajji]

Just now, r2d2 said:

What is the downside of eliminating the harmful mosquitoes? yes it is sort of an act against the nature.. so what.. do these mosquitoes serve any purpose?

they are part of food chain. many animals like frogs , lizards , birds eat them . eliminating something from food chain can have bad consequences. not sure if there are other breeds that will take its place. 

[r2d2]

4 minutes ago, mirchi_bajji said:

not sure if there are other breeds that will take its place. 

Yes.. that is debatable.. as this project is targeting only certain mosquitoes.. not all.. and the species that are used to feeding on them will adapt to what is available.. ironically that is natural too..

[BeautyQueen]

BUT WHY?

[Spartan]

25 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

What is the downside of eliminating the harmful mosquitoes? yes it is sort of an act against the nature.. so what.. do these mosquitoes serve any purpose?

 

[Dippindots]

#Mosquitoes lives matter