"Horn, John" wrote:
>
> > From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > The end of malaria in sight? (Science)
> >
> > A biologist at Imperial College in London, Austin Burt, has suggested
> > (technical overview) a dramatic scheme for eradicating the
> > world's most
> > deadly disease, malaria. He proposes the use of cutting-edge genetic
> > technology to make entire species of malaria-carrying mosquitoes of
> > extinct. This was widely reported in popular media around the time of
> > publication (20 March).
>
> I say get rid of all the little buggers. What good are mosquitoes anyway?
> Takes care of West Nile at the same time too!
They have a place in the ecosystem, which is why targeting specific
species may not be as bad as targeting the whole group as a class.
Is transmission of West Nile limited to certain species, as well?
Julia
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