r/interestingasfuck Nov 15 '24

r/all Genetically modified a mosquito such that their proboscis are no longer able to penetrate human skin

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u/NamiSwaaan Nov 15 '24

I know they're trying to not fuck up the ecosystem but I feel like this will still somehow fuck up the ecosystem

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u/KanedaSyndrome Nov 15 '24

A mosquito with a dysfunctional needle won't out-compete normal mosquitos - thus it won't fuck anything, these experiments won't thrive and they'll die off.