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I’ll take “problems we will continue to ignore until they become catastrophic” for 200, Alex.
For real. The headline could have said "The U.S. is unprepared" and covered the same concepts.
It’s been proven that Mosquitoes that bite humans are easily eradicated through genetic engineering. They are only a small percentage of the mosquito population, so it shouldn’t upset the ecosystem. I wish we’d do it.
Gene drives are incredibly dangerous.
Just imagine if someone released a gene drive in humans, and somehow we fail to discover it for a few generations. That might be hard to imagine in a setting with lots of genetic testing, but what if it is released first in poor countries where genetic testing is not common, or it's released shortly before or after our civilization collapses?
Be careful what you wish for.
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