Haruna,

Did you read the last paragraph of the story, where it is stated:

"But there are serious ethical concerns about releasing a genetically modified insect into the environment. Once the science is pinned down, the risks and benefits to the environment, and to human health, will have to be properly assessed."

I think that covers most of the rant you went on in numero 3 of your write-up. No?

regards
ousman.

 

http://gambian.blogspot.com

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From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 8:42:08 AM
Subject: Re: BBC E-mail: Malaria-proof mosquito engineered

Thanx Kukeh for sharing. I have a few concerns with these idiots (the knucklehead scientists). Once those concerns are adequately addressed, I will support their expedition.

 

1. The mosquito are prey for other animals in a food chain. Make sure those predators will not develop a preferential appetite for the non-malaria mosquitos thereby exploding the population of malarial mosquitos to compound the problem.

 

2. Please don't tell us the enormous funds spent on anti-malaria insecticides now will just be shifted to the cost of deploying these new-mosquitos.

 

3. Why don't you just work on giving the malaria mosquito another source of food or wean them off blood or even focus on the breeding grounds of the mosquitos for mitigation of Malaria, the disease rather than introduce a new toy mosquito into our friggin world. Make sure you understand the values of the malaria mosquito in ecosystem connectivities before you endanger ecosystem synergies. You could be creating greater problems for mankind and other animals by fucking with the qualitative partners of those ecosystems. Just because you stumble upon a way to eliminate something doesn't mean you should eliminate it you idiot. 

Thanx again Kukeh for sharing.

Haruna.

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From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: BBC E-mail: Malaria-proof mosquito engineered

Malanding Jaiteh saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.



** Malaria-proof mosquito engineered **
Geneticists successfully introduce a gene to mosquito larvae that blocks the 
development of the malaria parasite. 
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