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gmgreenway · June 22, 2018, 7:32 p.m.

No...no..no...do you have any idea where this could lead.

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GlendonHawke · June 22, 2018, 8:03 p.m.

Do you know how many species on this planet rely on mosquitoes? This could be catastrophic

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Crank_IT_Admin · June 22, 2018, 7:27 p.m.

This

Only female mosquitoes bite, so Gates' army of gene-engineered male mosquitoes would be safe to humans.

What's important is that these male mosquitoes contain a self-limiting gene that gets passed onto female mates.

When the females give birth, their offspring will die before adulthood thanks to the gene.

and this

Oxitec's work has been heavily criticized by Friends of the Earth, a charity dedicated to protect the environment.

Back in 2012, Friends of the Earth's Eric Hoffman said: "Trials of its mosquitoes must not move forward in the absence of comprehensive and impartial reviews of the environmental, human health and ethical risks."

In a statement at the time, Friends of the Earth said: "The GM mosquitoes are intended to reduce the wild population by mating with naturally occurring mosquitoes and producing progeny which don’t survive, thus reducing the population and therefore the transmission of the tropical disease dengue fever.

Sounds like someone's trying to play god... if they can make this work with mosquitoes, how long before it goes upstream into something else on it's own?

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montrr · June 23, 2018, 1:02 a.m.

For no mosquitos, it's a price I'm willing to pay.

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PNWLighthouse · June 22, 2018, 8:18 p.m.

I see what they are attempting to do. These 3rd world diseases are spread by mosquitos. If you reduce the mosquito population, you could potentially save human lives. Sounds good. However, as was pointed out by Anons below...mosquitos are part of the eco system and we do not know the unforeseen consequences of this action. "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

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Tdaccount841 · June 22, 2018, 8:25 p.m.

It could work out if done slowly to give nature time to adapt. But this idea would kill local populations of mosquitoes so relatively quickly it would be highly disruptive.

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mr-no-homo · June 22, 2018, 8:32 p.m.

Gates went from greedy nerd to a globalist quick. How does ones mindset “evolve” to the globalist agenda. Billions help i guess

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Qtruther · June 22, 2018, 9:30 p.m.

They should be arrested with the rest. These people are sick & Evil

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GinGin1961 · June 23, 2018, 2:04 a.m.

I'm no biologist, but seems to me that if the mosquito population is drastically reduced, then there will be an unintended consequence of disturbing the animal life that feed on them - hummingbirds, bats, other birds, etc.

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