• poVoq
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    2 years ago

    Hmm, doesn’t work in fruit-flies and aphids, but maybe mosquitoes?

    We might make genetically modified mosquitoes that produce and automatically inject people with mRNA vaccines… for the upcoming malaria mRNA vaccine this might be a really good idea?

    Filed under half-baked shower-thoughts

    • @Zerush@lemmy.ml
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      42 years ago

      They are experimenting with this, but these things must be taken with tweezers, leaving genetically manipulated species in nature can have unexpected and dire consequences. The ecological balance is very complex and human intervention has often had consequences contrary to what was initially planned. Besides when it comes to genetically manipulating insects, especially mosquitoes, you can be sure that some politicians and the arms industry have some bad ideas.