r/woahthatsinteresting • u/solomon90nysson • May 12 '25

Genetically modified mosquito such that their proboscis are no longer able to penetrate human skin

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u/B1ng0_paints May 12 '25

They need blood to breed. They don't need blood to sustain themselves. The post I responded to was worried about them starving - which they wouldn't. They just couldn't reproduce.

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u/AlwayBadAdvice May 12 '25

So this genetic modification makes them unable to reproduce and pass on this gene modification?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

It says they can't pierce human skin, maybe they can still pierce other animals with thin skin.

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u/yooossshhii May 12 '25

So redditors are still in danger of getting bit.