I agree with Harry on this. arthur ________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Harry Pollard Sent: Sun 5/27/2007 11:11 AM To: 'pete'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Silent Spring is a case study in the tragedy ofgood intentions How many will die until then? Better resume spraying huts until the new ideas bear fruit. Harry ********************************** Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles. Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 818 352-4141 ********************************** > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:futurework- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pete > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Silent Spring is a case study in the tragedy > of good intentions > > On Fri, 25 May 2007, Lawrence de Bivort > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Does anyone know if malaria can be stopped by any means other > than > > stopping DDT? > > Currently, work is proceeding on identifying genes for agents which > can identify and attack the blood flukes which cause malaria. These > are not intended for use in human vaccines, though that is also an > option. The grander plan is to develop either breed of mosquito, > or a strain of gut bacterium which coexists in the mosquito digestive > system, which is intolerant of the malarial flukes, which also > live in the mosquitoes gut. A malarial resistant mosquito is > also a stronger and healthier mosquito, which will easily outcompete > infected mosquitoes, and supplant them. It is tentatively estimated > such work may yield results in ten years, possibly sooner. > > -Pete > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca > http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: > 5/9/2007 3:07 PM > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: 5/9/2007 3:07 PM _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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