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pearlsandplumes t1_ivglfgn wrote

Reply to comment by bossonhigs in English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae. by lughnasadh

No one is eliminating anything, this is only done in city areas to protect the human population, Brazil is friggin' huge. Also, if you stop deploying these boxes even just for one season, they come back immediately. Plus, not a single species -- except for the viruses, bacteria, and the parasites that cause horrible diseases -- is dependent on mosquitoes alone.

>Messing with nature doesn't end well.

Thanks, I'll be sure to tell that to my doctor at my next chemo appointment. 🙄

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bossonhigs t1_ivgmaji wrote

We are either part of a nature, or we destroy it for our selfish needs

How's it going? What you have?

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