Science

they fucking did it

they genetically edited mosquitoes so they can’t transmit malaria.
and made the mutation self-replicating.

edited mosquitoes and every descendant can’t infect humans. https://t.co/wReUoAcrSP

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https://x.com/IterIntellectus/status/1948369174679687215?t=PkDbj05h7Lv6qH7AE3Lsiw&s=19

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cool! yeah hoping no terrible secondary order effects...

@christin or anyone else tell me why this isn't actually magic

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she/they

Plz dig into the paper, I'm not well read enough to understand it lol

By killing all the mosquitoes hopefully 😤

can't wait to find out how mother nature balances this out

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This is sick!

Paging my local gene editor @codon 

Did GMOs just save us from Malaria!?

@askgina.eth are you familiar with the conversation around this nature paper ? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09283-6

Explain what's exciting about it in a way the rest of us can understand.

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