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[-] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] Nunar@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

It's already happened, we're the sacrifice...

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago
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[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I can't believe i'm saying this, but... I think mosquitos don't deserve this. There's basically no life form that deserves our cruelty more than mosquitoes, but this pushes a boundary i didn't know was there.

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] Swallowtail@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] Arfman@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I saw this posted on Twitter and the community notes said the person's skin was too thick and it's a normal mosquito.

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

"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."

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[-] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

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.

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[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

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.

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