Does anyone remember Jurassic Park?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6468381.stm
Does this seem like a bad idea to anyone else? I’m just imagining getting attacked by 3 inch mosquitoes, because "we thought these 'better' mosquitoes would solve all our disease problems." The sad thing is, all it takes is one crackpot scientist to let these things out into the wild....
In completely unrelated news: I got a set of wheels on the East Coast!! Ill post pictures later. By the way her name is the Black Pearl.
posted by Gabe at 5:28 PM
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Reminds me of the Killer Bee.
We're all expecting a new Subie.
3/19/2007 9:08 PM
Set of wheels ehh? Nice, Subie??
I don't know too much about deseases, but could the Malaria then mutate so this super mosquito would become less super and the strain kill more people faster?
// Ohh I just finished reading the article, and I think it answered my question.
Also it mentions that they lay more eggs and have a "higher survival rate". I agree Gabe, these things could take over. Then what if they traveled here and got the west nile.
3/20/2007 8:53 AM
What a horrible idea! Why not focus research on malaria drugs rather than meddle with natural selection? Just because it is resistant to malaria doesn't mean the mosquito won't be more susceptible/better host to a worse disease.
3/20/2007 7:22 PM
In my experience, much of science is "doing things because we can" not because it would necessarily benefit us. Sure, necessity is the mother of invention, but we don't need particle accelerators, telescopes, nor GM mosquitos, at least in the short term. But what is discovered from posing such wild hypotheses and funding such cutting-edge science is almost priceless, and the world seems to agree. The Large Hadron Collider, for instance, is a multinational project costing over 4 BIL USD whose goal is to collide two protons in hopes of observing another subatomic particle. The energy harnessed is incredible; some have speculated that it could create a black hole that would swallow the earth, or even another Big Bang. As preposterous as such propositions are, they sure make great news, don't they?
Anyway, all that to say that science is so misunderstood when covered by the media. Oftentimes the results are misconstrued to meet a political end. Even more often, those reporting haven't got a clue and the experiment is reduced to playskool hardware and a Dr. Suess storyline. This leads to the worst scenario--laypeople who think they understand but severly are misinformed.
I think a healthy dose of Je ne sais pas is in order.
3/21/2007 6:58 PM
My physics professor was involved in the experiment to collide two protons and he said himself that it was done more out of curiosity than to gain real scientific knowledge. He also said that the black hole thing was (and I quote) "bullshit".
3/23/2007 6:23 PM
inn my experience, much of science is "doing things because wee can" knot because it wood necessarily benefit us. Sure, necessity is thee mother of invention, butt wee don't knead particle accelerators, telescopes, nor GM mosquitos, at leased inn thee short term. butt what is discovered from posing such wiled hypotheses and funding such cutting-edge science is almost priceless, and thee whorled seems two agree. thee Large Hadron Collider, four instance, is a multinational project costing over 4 BIL USD who's goal is too collide to protons inn hopes of observing another subatomic particle. thee energy harnessed is incredible; sum halve speculated that it could create a black whole that wood swallow thee earth, oar even another Big Bang. As preposterous as such propositions are, they sure make grate news, don't they?
Anyway, awl that too say that science is sew misunderstood when covered bye thee media. Oftentimes thee results are misconstrued two meat a political end. Even more often, those reporting haven't got a clue and thee experiment is reduced two playskool hardware and a Dr. Suess storyline. This leads two thee wurst scenario--laypeople who think they understand butt severly are misinformed.
I think a healthy dose of Je ne sais pas is inn order.
3/26/2007 12:26 PM
http://homophoner.yacomink.com/
3/26/2007 12:27 PM
I agree. it is interesting though, you look at people or companies with too much money and don't know how to spend it. Look at Google.
The sad thing about is that the government doesn't have all this money. While it might be cool to expriment and see where it goes, you also have children who will never understand the basic concept because their education system is so bad.
Also; speaking about "education" what the hell was up with your spelling/typing in that last message????
3/26/2007 2:27 PM
Ohh, ok. I clicked on the link.
3/26/2007 2:42 PM
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3/28/2007 4:18 PM
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