The female population, it turns out, opted not to mate with the weaker, genetically-modified mosquitoes anyway, in a phenomenon known as “mating discrimination,” according to Powell and his team.

Some genetically-modified mosquitoes even showed signs of “hybrid vigor” in which the artificially-introduced genetic diversity actually made the mosquitoes stronger and more resilient, with the possibility of increased resistance to insecticides, Powell and his co-authors warned.

Source: Genetically-modified mosquito apocalypse plan BACKFIRES spectacularly in Brazil

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Has no oe watched the Jurassic Park series of movies?

Dumb, dumb, … dumb!

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