Is it time to alter the genetics of Mosquitos so they can't carry malaria, West Nile virus, elephantiasis, dengue fever, yellow fever, LBGTQ and now zika?
It can be done but should it?
It can be done but should it?
GMO Mosquitos
- Thread starter petros
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I think that they should be engineered to fly silently. Nothing ruins your sleep more thoroughlly than the sound of a solitary mosquito somewhere around your head in a dark tent in the middle of the night.
Just get yourself malaria and you'll never hear them or anything else ever again.
Murine malaria is associated with significant hearing impairment
Murine malaria is associated with significant hearing impairment
My dad managed to get Dengue Fever in Ceylon, during WWII in the military. When I was a kid, volunteers would go door to door canvassing for blood donors (Red Cross, of course). I remember being at the front door with him when he had to turn them down without giving too much detail.
Florida is freaking out and going to test every batch of donated blood.
There is a hardcore push to bring back DDT and I wouldn't be surprised if clandestine use is state sanctioned in some parts of the word.
The benefits of a GMO mosquitos also benefits all birds and mammals.
How much does your Province and municipaloty spend on abatement not to mention direct healthare costs of West Nile alone?
There is a hardcore push to bring back DDT and I wouldn't be surprised if clandestine use is state sanctioned in some parts of the word.
The benefits of a GMO mosquitos also benefits all birds and mammals.
How much does your Province and municipaloty spend on abatement not to mention direct healthare costs of West Nile alone?
I have in-laws living right at "ground zero" for Zika in Florida. One of them, a youngish woman of child bearing age just lost a baby through a horrible accident and you know how women often get pregnant again right after an event like that.
The HI Virus management system is already in place but for couples it would only take one skeeter to hit them both.
Would you believe.......There's an app for that
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/anti-mosquito-sonic-repeller/id385921289?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/anti-mosquito-sonic-repeller/id385921289?mt=8
FDA APPROVES GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITOES FOR RELEASE IN FLORIDA
THE METHOD WOULD TARGET THE AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES THAT TRANSMIT ZIKA AND OTHER DISEASES
Hopefully Cullex Tarsalis is next.
Today, the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA) gave its support for a biotech company to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the Florida Keys in an effort to stop the spread of diseases, including Zika.
The “green light” comes after months long debates, including comments from the general public.
Biotech company Oxitec submitted a draft of its plan in March to release thousands of genetically modified male Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes into the area. This is the species of mosquito that carries and transmits Zika, dengue, and other nasty diseases. But Oxitec's version of these mosquitoes come with a genetic twist: a gene that wipes out any offspring they produce with wild female mosquitoes before the baby mosquitoes reach reproductive age.
The hope is that this will curb the local mosquito population, reducing the risk of diseases spreading.
After reviewing the draft, the FDA has called the proposal to have a “Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).” However, this doesn’t mean Oxitec is free to release the mosquitoes whenever. Oxitec now needs to gain additional approval from the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, who will vote on the proposal this fall.
That said, the FDA approval is a major step forward for the use of this type of GMO mosquito in general. That's especially true given the recent news of a (so-far) small outbreak of Zika in the Miami area, which health officials say was transmitted by local mosquitoes.
FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes For Release In Florida | Popular Science
THE METHOD WOULD TARGET THE AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES THAT TRANSMIT ZIKA AND OTHER DISEASES
Hopefully Cullex Tarsalis is next.
Today, the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA) gave its support for a biotech company to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the Florida Keys in an effort to stop the spread of diseases, including Zika.
The “green light” comes after months long debates, including comments from the general public.
Biotech company Oxitec submitted a draft of its plan in March to release thousands of genetically modified male Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes into the area. This is the species of mosquito that carries and transmits Zika, dengue, and other nasty diseases. But Oxitec's version of these mosquitoes come with a genetic twist: a gene that wipes out any offspring they produce with wild female mosquitoes before the baby mosquitoes reach reproductive age.
The hope is that this will curb the local mosquito population, reducing the risk of diseases spreading.
After reviewing the draft, the FDA has called the proposal to have a “Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).” However, this doesn’t mean Oxitec is free to release the mosquitoes whenever. Oxitec now needs to gain additional approval from the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, who will vote on the proposal this fall.
That said, the FDA approval is a major step forward for the use of this type of GMO mosquito in general. That's especially true given the recent news of a (so-far) small outbreak of Zika in the Miami area, which health officials say was transmitted by local mosquitoes.
FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes For Release In Florida | Popular Science