tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post1154390517893970442..comments2009-03-18T18:55:11.047-07:00Martinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post-42200834615540351662009-03-18T18:55:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:55:00.000-07:00If this virus proves to be effective this is a great discovery. Mosquitos are part of the food chain for many animals, but also kill millions of people a year because they host diseases like malaria, yellow fever, and dengue fever. This high-tech approach, combined with the simple mosquito net, could save millions of lives.aklemphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17392874213268542664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post-82073308246745298082009-03-18T18:07:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:07:00.000-07:00This sounds like an immunization for insects, only instead of making them survive, it kills those infected faster so the rest of the population can live uninfected. It is an interesting new approach to keeping populations and diseases under control. I wonder if they have tested to see if there are any downsides to this method, as it seems like infecting mosquitos would increase the resistance of the virus and make in stronger in the future.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663061912986971109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post-63548216770331197802009-03-17T12:06:00.000-07:002009-03-17T12:06:00.000-07:00http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=infecting-mosquitoesThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15790801922836926539noreply@blogger.com