It's a nice idea. But I wonder what the long term ramifications might be. What ripple effects might happen that we can't see today that end up being problems in the future.
Human history is littered with such problems.
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2024
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Horrible and unethical idea: We modify the mosquito to strongly prefer the blood of some specific animal species. Said species will then be raised in captivity only for it to be sacrificed to the mosquitos. This way they get to procreate and spread the modified gene to new generations, and keep them alive for the ecosystem to feed on.
It's already happened, we're the sacrifice...
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Who knew this whole time I was team mossie
Yeah but those little bastards started it. People call what's happening in Gaza a genocide but that's nothing compared with the mozzie kill count.
I'm having a hard time actually finding a source for this. Just a few poorly written articles that basically cite this video as a source. Something this potentially impactful seems like it would make the rounds more, so I'm very skeptical.
I saw this posted on Twitter and the community notes said the person's skin was too thick and it's a normal mosquito.
"sir, there's been a complication...it seems the mosquitoes with our gene are dying off in water ways and directly polluting the waters....humans may never be erect again."
In all seriousness... that would solve a lot of problems, and humanity would persist with (upgraded) reciprocal IVF. It would be kinda sad to see mankind disappear though.
Well penis pump+ring keep it up long enough I'm sure
As long as they can still get blood from other creatures too, I'm okay with it. If not, than that could have wild implications to the food chain assuming it leads to massive population degradation.
I have a suspicion this gene would not be selected for when the mosquitos proceeded.
The entire point is to kill them. They are invasive anyway
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Why make them flaccid instead of just killing them?
Most species are invasive and not part of the natural ecosystem of most places anyway.
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