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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This will probably work for 20 years, due to evolution they’ll just re-evolve that thing hard

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Who knew this whole time I was team mossie

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Mosquitoes are the new Gods.

[–] Nunar 2 points 3 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"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."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In all seriousness... that would solve a lot of problems, and humanity would persist with (upgraded) reciprocal IVF. It would be kinda sad to see mankind disappear though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Well penis pump+ring keep it up long enough I'm sure

[–] BugleFingers 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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.

[–] pennomi 6 points 4 days ago

I have a suspicion this gene would not be selected for when the mosquitos proceeded.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

The entire point is to kill them. They are invasive anyway

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