Scientists develop 'mosquito STD' to combat malaria
Scientists develop 'mosquito STD' to combat malaria
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Scientists develop 'mosquito STD' to combat malaria
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So, it killed 90% of the females...but does that mean that the 10% that survived will go on to produce resistant offspring? This sounds no different than every other attempt they've made at eradicating mosquitoes.
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they're turning the frogs gay and giving the 'squitoes STDs!
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Now I've got malaria and the clap! Thanks Obama!
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how the tables have turned. We went from using Malaria to 'cure' STDs (syphilis), and now we're using STDs to get rid of Malaria
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I hate when they do this with bugs because it will be impossible to contain if it goes wrong. You can't quarantine from or cull super herpes infected mosquito swarms.
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The problem before was that it was impossible to not "contain" it if it goes right (at least with the previous sterilisation approaches), because a certain area got rid of mosquitoes too quickly, therefore not spreading that infertility wide enough, and then they just moved in again from other areas.
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"Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animal. It's believed that they alone, by transmitting disease, have killed half of all human beings who have ever lived,"
That’s a crazy stat, man.
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Yup, this is going to end well.
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The genophage!?!
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did they let Larry sleep with the lab mosquitos again?
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Is it possible for the disease to mutate so it can infect non-mosquitos? The disease would have many opportunities if its in the fluids mosquito spits into what ever it bites.
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How do they spray the males? It's only the females that come to drink your blood
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Great, now I have to be careful what mosquitos I fuck
Just wear a condom. Or are you receiving?
Mosquitos are known for being pretty big on penetration. It’s their thing, and they’re always the active participant.
They don’t make any small enough