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On August 18th, Florida Keys' officials voted to allow the first test release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S.
The target mosquito population (Aedes aegypti) spreads multiple diseases including yellow fever, dengue, zika and chikungunya and is difficult to control with traditional spraying.
Sometime after January 1, 2021, Florida workers will set out boxes of eggs of specially bred male yellow fever mosquitoes (a recent version called OX5034) in a stretch of Monroe County still to be chosen. The eggs, shipped from the biotech company Oxitec based in Abingdon, England, will grow into normal-looking males. Like other male mosquitoes, they drink flower nectar, not blood.
Then planners hope that during tests, these Oxitec foreigners will charm female mosquitoes into mating. A bit of saboteur genetics from the males will kill any female offspring resulting from the mating, and over time that should shrink the swarms. Sons that inherit their dad's no-daughter genes will go on to shrink the next generation even further.
Oxitec has already supplied around a billion similar mosquitoes for release in other countries.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday August 23 2020, @09:31PM
so you want to censor someone Else's speech because you don't agree with their views?
While I too find some of TMB's comments to be offensive, or worse, I would never advocate banning or silencing him or anyone for their views. No matter how much I might disagree with them.
As long as his words are just words then whats the problem? Don't like what he posts block him, don't visit Soylent, or start your own site so you can make sure all the visitors and members a;ways agree with you.
Simple solution, yes?
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."