Mosquitos genetically modified to not reproduce do in fact reproduce and mix DNA (2019)

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Post by gioele » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:25 PM UTC

Re: Mosquitos genetically modified to not reproduce do in fact reproduce and mix DNA (2019)

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Post by rossdavidh » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:39 PM UTC

What a _completely_ surprising result.

Who is going to quote Jeff Goldblum first?

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Post by avrionov » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:42 PM UTC

"Life, uh, finds a way"

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Post by rpier001 » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:46 PM UTC

Right on the linked page is commentary about how the title is misleading. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62398-w

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Post by disco_nap » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:46 PM UTC

The original research article is the subject of an editorial expression of concern. There is no direct evidence to support the title of the post.

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Post by gandalfian » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:46 PM UTC

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62398-w Editorial expression of concern, including that the content does not justify the title...

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Post by zamfi » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:48 PM UTC

Hmm. Are the biologists not aware of the Law of Truly Large Numbers? [0] That would be concerning indeed…

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Post by SquareWheel » Mon, Sep 06, 2021, 10:49 PM UTC

rpier001 wrote: post #4

Right on the linked page is commentary about how the title is misleading. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62398-w

The HN title should really reflect this. It's a disputed paper.

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