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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3332197" data-attributes="member: 92780">The beginning of the end ?!I always thought we had peaked as a civilisation with the advent of those automated bug sprayers that you set up in your living room, or outdoor bar-b-q area, gently and continually poisoning you as you go about your day, and that it was all downhill from there to the inevitable Mad Max apocalyptic conclusion ....... now I'm almost certain of it !   :gn:...... "Another concern is that a gene drive system may have unintended consequences, by making its target species more pathogenic or by spreading to other species.""A gene drive designed to render a population extinct is known as a crash drive. A crash drive being developed for mosquitoes consists of a gene engineered into the Y chromosome that shreds the X chromosome in the cells that make the mosquito’s sperm, thus ensuring that all progeny are male. Unless the drive itself is damaged through mutation, the number of females would be expected to dwindle each generation until the population collapses."Jeez, that's encouraging ........ NOT !   :storm:Don't mosquitoes upchuck a little bit of sick every time they latch on for a drink of your blood ?!!   :cat:I'm gunna sit back in a rockin' chair, placed in prime position, with a nice cup of tea with honey and watch the show!  Should be awesome!  The first time in the history of humanity that vested interests will enact an unknown, well controlled experiment without any untoward unexpected consequences!!  Fan-bl**dy-tastic !!!  :eek!:Chosun  :gh:</blockquote>

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