Google to relese 20 million sterile mosquitos

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Either way, it's annoying.

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Yes super-AI bot with human brain.

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Yes super-AI bot with human brain.

Great.
Just what we need.

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Yes super-AI bot with human brain.

Great.
Just what we need.

It's coming...be ready.

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Yes super-AI bot with human brain.

Great.
Just what we need.

It's coming...be ready.

We are ready.
Some of our Dad's have the ultimate set of tools.

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Yes super-AI bot with human brain.

Great.
Just what we need.

It's coming...be ready.

We are ready.
Some of our Dad's have the ultimate set of tools.

C'mon when a pipe wrench is needed, nobody's got one.

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: c2oden

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: Wookiep
Google? Why is Google playing around with mosquitoes? They should stick to managing their search engine monopoly and stop trying to save the world.

Billionaires playing games?

Are you trying to act like a bot?
Or just a bot?

Yes super-AI bot with human brain.

Great.
Just what we need.

It's coming...be ready.

We are ready.
Some of our Dad's have the ultimate set of tools.

C'mon when a pipe wrench is needed, nobody's got one.

Everybody has a pipe wrench.
Usually in multiple sizes.
Well, maybe not everyboty...

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: darkbake

originally posted by: Gothmog
My question is
How does anything mate if it is sterile ? Produce offspring ?

Mating is a synonym for sex in this case, and the mosquitoes can, believe it or not, have sex even if they are sterile. It just won't result in any offspring.

But wasnt the freakin point to have offspring that couldnt mate ?
Like I said , a box of rocks. Without the box...

NO!!!

The point is to release mosquitos that cannot breed but can mate.

originally posted by: Grimpachi

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: darkbake

originally posted by: Gothmog
My question is
How does anything mate if it is sterile ? Produce offspring ?

Mating is a synonym for sex in this case, and the mosquitoes can, believe it or not, have sex even if they are sterile. It just won't result in any offspring.

But wasnt the freakin point to have offspring that couldnt mate ?
Like I said , a box of rocks. Without the box...

NO!!!

The point is to release mosquitos that cannot breed but can mate.

Someone make up my mind , please...

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: Grimpachi

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: darkbake

originally posted by: Gothmog
My question is
How does anything mate if it is sterile ? Produce offspring ?

Mating is a synonym for sex in this case, and the mosquitoes can, believe it or not, have sex even if they are sterile. It just won't result in any offspring.

But wasnt the freakin point to have offspring that couldnt mate ?
Like I said , a box of rocks. Without the box...

NO!!!

The point is to release mosquitos that cannot breed but can mate.

Someone make up my mind , please...

What are you having a hard time understanding?

Most everyone gets it, but I will rephrase it for you.

Female mosquitos that cannot reproduce offspring are being released into the wild. They can still have sex with male mosquitos that generally live about 4 days, but there will not be any offspring.

originally posted by: Grimpachi

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: Grimpachi

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: darkbake

originally posted by: Gothmog
My question is
How does anything mate if it is sterile ? Produce offspring ?

Mating is a synonym for sex in this case, and the mosquitoes can, believe it or not, have sex even if they are sterile. It just won't result in any offspring.

But wasnt the freakin point to have offspring that couldnt mate ?
Like I said , a box of rocks. Without the box...

NO!!!

The point is to release mosquitos that cannot breed but can mate.

Someone make up my mind , please...

What are you having a hard time understanding?

Most everyone gets it, but I will rephrase it for you.

Female mosquitos that cannot reproduce offspring are being released into the wild. They can still have sex with male mosquitos that generally live about 4 days, but there will not be any offspring.

Go back and read some of the earlier posts. You were late for the party

a reply to: Gothmog

Sterile male mosquitos instead of female mosquitos.

Still the same thing. What are you having a hard time understanding?


You said you think the point was to have offspring.

The opposite is true.

The females will lay eggs that never hatch.

This is not new. We had an apartment by the beach for many years, and this method had been done in that area to get rid of mosquitos. It worked.

Gee, mush have take a while to give a vasectomy to 20 million mosquitoes 😀

It appears Wolbachia is safe, so I'm good with it.

www.nea.gov.sg...

a reply to: Czulkang



This could cause serious repercussions to the Eco system... Mosquitos are food for lots of other animals ...

a reply to: TruthxIsxInxThexMist

How ?the cirrus is spread via mosquito. No mosquito no virus... no chance to mutate.

originally posted by: Aeshma
a reply to: Czulkang



This could cause serious repercussions to the Eco system... Mosquitos are food for lots of other animals ...

Supposedly the virus die along with the eggs and does not remain in the soil. Also, the virus has not been found in mosquito saliva, so there is no transmission.

They also studied jumping spiders who were eating only the virus-infected mosquitoes with no ill effect or harm whatsoever resulting.

originally posted by: kurthall
a reply to: Czulkang



Its pretty simple. They want females to mate with males who can not reproduce. They will do this instinctively with 0 results. It is actually pretty smart!!!! fortune.com...

WTF is GOOGLE doing it. ??

who made them in charge?

From a garage with 3 computers, to keeping the world safe from mosquito's with human made disease. From a search engine to AI and robotics that will control the planet to keep us safe from human made problems.

Sit back and argue about male or female this and that, you guys.

this worries me...

wait, just getting an alert on my google cardboard. Ahhaha nothing to see here. carry on. it's all normal.