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comment by OftenBen
OftenBen  ·  2899 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: April 20, 2016

Ok I understood this conversation right up until your last term.

Gene drives?





thundara  ·  2899 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Illustrated in one simple image!

OftenBen  ·  2899 days ago  ·  link  ·  

THAT IS SO COOL.

YEAH, SCIENCE!

thundara  ·  2899 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Or OH FUCK, SCIENCE! Depending on who you ask.

I'm of the opinion that gene drives should be given a try at least once (Possibly once gene editing tech has plateaued), but given the complex machine of ecology, even that could totally be a disaster.

OftenBen  ·  2899 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Come on bro, mosquitos? mosquitos?

I do think that we should tread carefully, but we have to take a step eventually.

thundara  ·  2899 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Tell that to the mosquito that transfects oncogenes into you while you sleep