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Thread: Malaysia released about 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes into a forest in the first experiment of its kind in Asia aimed at curbing dengue fever |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asi...-combat-dengue-fever.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110126/ap_on_sc/as_malaysia_mutant_mosquitoes The field test is meant to pave the way for the use of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes to mate with females and produce no offspring or ones with shorter lives, thus curtailing the mosquito population. A similar trial in the Cayman Islands last year – the first time genetically modified mosquitoes have been set loose in the wild after years of laboratory experiments and hypothetical calculations – resulted in a dramatic drop in the mosquito population in a small area studied by researchers. |
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On one hand I applaud. Excellent.
----------------------------------------On the other hand I am a little suspicious. Aren't we not playing the Sorcerer's Apprentice here.   |
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6K sounds quite small - I hope they did a local spider count first ;P
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We have a special thread for all this news
Interesting News Articles Related to Dengue Were related new , also from Malaysia new was posted .. Kindly all future news in that thread , thanks |
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[ot] Can CA's not move posts at WCG?
To me it seems very wrong that CA's can edit other peoples posts, but not move posts to more appropriate threads! [/ot] |
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