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		Scientists release genetically modified mosquitoes to fight deadly disease in time for Mansquito apocalypse (news.yahoo.com)		27
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Bontesla		2012-07-10 02:17:10 PM

I predict this will end well.

ms_lara_croft		2012-07-10 02:50:23 PM

Didn't they do this in "Mimic"? You saw how that went.

Walker		2012-07-10 02:57:26 PM

Using this technique, we reduced the mosquito population by 90 percent in six months

They need to release these everywhere. Mosquitoes feed on me like fat people feed on McDonald's food. I went to Hawaii and was eaten alive. Then I went to Alaska and the mosquitoes are so big there that two tried to carry me off.

meat0918		2012-07-10 03:29:01 PM

Bontesla: I predict this will end well.

It actually is going quite well.

The non-deadly disease carriers fill the gap left by the deadly ones.

ArkAngel		2012-07-10 03:33:46 PM

Do not approve

/obscure?

Bontesla		2012-07-10 04:08:14 PM

meat0918: Bontesla: I predict this will end well.

It actually is going quite well.

The non-deadly disease carriers fill the gap left by the deadly ones.

Right. Because THAT'S specifically and exactly what's going to happen.

meat0918		2012-07-10 04:23:38 PM

Bontesla: meat0918: Bontesla: I predict this will end well.

It actually is going quite well.

The non-deadly disease carriers fill the gap left by the deadly ones.

Right. Because THAT'S specifically and exactly what's going to happen.

This is the first widespread release. What happened in the smaller scale releases is other mosquito species that compete with the dengue carriers filled the void because there was less competition for resources.

This one is actually pretty nifty, because the males breed with the females, and the females produce offspring that never reach maturity.

Now, they might end up creating a breed of mosquito that doesn't mate with the GM mosquito, but that is a small risk.

The All-Powerful Atheismo		2012-07-10 04:58:39 PM

Time to move to Madagascar

blacksharpiemarker		2012-07-10 05:10:32 PM

The All-Powerful Atheismo: Time to move to Madagascar

Did somebody sneeze?

KarmicDisaster		2012-07-10 05:12:24 PM

Release the Mosquitoes!

Batts		2012-07-10 05:14:28 PM

seriously? has releasing genetically mutated ANYTHING into the wild ever worked out?

/Tiger-Muskie
//Killa Beeez

Garko		2012-07-10 05:20:03 PM

You rang?

meat0918		2012-07-10 05:28:45 PM

Batts: seriously? has releasing genetically mutated ANYTHING into the wild ever worked out?

/Tiger-Muskie
//Killa Beeez

One of these things is not like the other...

Tiger muskies are a natural hybrid as well as bred for stocking purposes.

Killer bees were hybridized through breeding.

Whatever happened with them anyways? They were the scare du jour for so long, now, very little is heard.

ruetheday69		2012-07-10 05:28:52 PM

Of course this just means that the bacterium that causes dengue (its not the mosquito that causes it) will seek new hosts. Bacteria are really good at this sort of thing.

Solon Isonomia		2012-07-10 06:45:00 PM

Walker: Using this technique, we reduced the mosquito population by 90 percent in six months

They need to release these everywhere. Mosquitoes feed on me like fat people feed on McDonald's food. I went to Hawaii and was eaten alive. Then I went to Alaska and the mosquitoes are so big there that two tried to carry me off.

Come to Minnesota, particularly the BWCA - suckers are like 747s up there.

yves0010		2012-07-10 06:47:05 PM

Shh.. Don't give Syfy a new idea for a movie. Just what we need. A movie about a swarm of genetically modified mosquitoes flying around and killing people and drinking their blood.

MagSeven		2012-07-10 06:56:57 PM

yves0010: Shh.. Don't give Syfy a new idea for a movie. Just what we need. A movie about a swarm of genetically modified mosquitoes flying around and killing people and drinking their blood.

Million Mansquito Invasion.

yves0010		2012-07-10 07:00:34 PM

MagSeven: yves0010: Shh.. Don't give Syfy a new idea for a movie. Just what we need. A movie about a swarm of genetically modified mosquitoes flying around and killing people and drinking their blood.

Million Mansquito Invasion.

So its been done? Oh hell... They do sequels to movies they did not even start. Looking at you Lake Placid 2 and 3.

jtown		2012-07-10 07:29:41 PM

Is this one of those things that ends with the gorillas freezing to death come winter?

yves0010		2012-07-10 07:33:13 PM

jtown: Is this one of those things that ends with the gorillas freezing to death come winter?

Mosquitoes to spiders. Spiders to birds. Birds to cars. Cats to dogs. dogs to gorillas. Gorillas freeze to death in the winter.

Does that work?

jtown		2012-07-10 08:05:17 PM

yves0010: jtown: Is this one of those things that ends with the gorillas freezing to death come winter?

Mosquitoes to spiders. Spiders to birds. Birds to cars. Cats to dogs. dogs to gorillas. Gorillas freeze to death in the winter.

Does that work?

You lost me at "cars". ;^>

yves0010		2012-07-10 08:12:40 PM

jtown: yves0010: jtown: Is this one of those things that ends with the gorillas freezing to death come winter?

Mosquitoes to spiders. Spiders to birds. Birds to ~~cars~~cats. Cats to dogs. dogs to gorillas. Gorillas freeze to death in the winter.

Does that work?

You lost me at "cars". ;^>

Sorry... Was quick on the reply and did not proof read. Better?

lordargent		2012-07-10 08:51:01 PM

meat0918: Whatever happened with them anyways? They were the scare du jour for so long, now, very little is heard.

Killer Bees, AKA "Africanized Honey Bees"

Ever hear of the phrase "Africa Hot?"

// they came north, then the more moderate climates basically stalled their migration.

www.ars.usda.gov

// plus, people tend to not mess with bees, Africanized or otherwise.

wedun		2012-07-10 09:39:44 PM

ArkAngel: [starwarped.net image 482x668]

Do not approve

/obscure?

This is the first time i ever caught an "obscure" reference on this site.

ArkAngel		2012-07-10 10:14:37 PM

wedun: ArkAngel: [starwarped.net image 482x668]

Do not approve

/obscure?

This is the first time i ever caught an "obscure" reference on this site.

This is the first time anyone has ever recognized it when I referenced that show on Fark.

ArcadianRefugee		2012-07-11 12:24:30 AM

lordargent: meat0918: Whatever happened with them anyways? They were the scare du jour for so long, now, very little is heard.

Killer Bees, AKA "Africanized Honey Bees"

Ever hear of the phrase "Africa Hot?"

// they came north, then the more moderate climates basically stalled their migration.

[www.ars.usda.gov image 640x435]

Thank goodness it's been so cool these past few summers.

DicksWii		2012-07-11 07:40:50 AM

I heard Rush Limbaugh on the radio at work talking about how Bill Gates had Monsanto create these to infect people with new types of 'gut germs' because it will change what chemicals your body absorbs from food and change the chemistry of your brain.

/and people around me believed it word for word

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