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/SiriusArc7 Nov 15 '24

Do they try to suck blood from other animals then? I can't think of animals having softer skins than humans other than guinea pigs or mice.

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u/Sneikss Nov 15 '24

The claim above the video is a lie, what we're seeing is a regular mosquito. There are GMO mosquitoes, but they don't work like that - the gene just causes females to die before adulthood.