Comments on: Malaysia Unleashes Swarms of GM Mosquitoes to Combat Dengue Fever http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carebear http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-617465 Carebear Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:06:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25549#comment-617465 What all out there eats mosquitos? Birds and frogs? will this effect them. What all out there eats mosquitos? Birds and frogs? will this effect them.

]]> By: Brian Too http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-615908 Brian Too Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:44:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25549#comment-615908 This could really work; I've heard of similar control systems before. In truth I'm surprised they needed GM technology. I thought there would be easier, cheaper and less controversial techniques to produce sterile males (chemical, radiation, etc.). This could really work; I’ve heard of similar control systems before.

In truth I’m surprised they needed GM technology. I thought there would be easier, cheaper and less controversial techniques to produce sterile males (chemical, radiation, etc.).

]]> By: jimmy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-615563 jimmy Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:08:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25549#comment-615563 Great idea, should do it in New Jersey and Florida. Just bread males and distroy all females. You could sterize all the females in a lab then release. Great idea, should do it in New Jersey and Florida. Just bread males and distroy all females. You could sterize all the females in a lab then release.

]]> By: GuruOfChem http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-615394 GuruOfChem Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:53:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25549#comment-615394 Yep - don't see Greenpeace out there raising money for those 50-100 million dengue victims, do you? Yep – don’t see Greenpeace out there raising money for those 50-100 million dengue victims, do you?

]]> By: s http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-615140 s Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:03:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25549#comment-615140 lol Leave it to Greenpeace to care more about mosquitos than people. lol

Leave it to Greenpeace to care more about mosquitos than people.

]]> By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/28/malaysia-unleashes-swarms-of-gm-mosquitoes-to-combat-dengue-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-610661 nick Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:49:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25549#comment-610661 THIS CAN ONLY END WELL. We assure you. THIS CAN ONLY END WELL. We assure you.

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