Mr Lee Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news4_jan3_2009 Aussies make breakthrough in fight to stop dengue fever SYDNEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news4_jan3_2009 Aussies make breakthrough in fight to stop dengue fever SYDNEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike S Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Yea Tom .... but it looks like it will need to be sprayed probably at government expense ..... now that could be a problem ..... and I won't elaborate on that ...... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Yea Tom .... but it looks like it will need to be sprayed probably at government expense ..... now that could be a problem ..... and I won't elaborate on that ...... :thumbsup:I dont think that would be a problem,I'm sure other countrys or aid groups would foot the bill if it meant eradicating the problem.I did see something on the news the other night about this and what I remember is that once a mosquito is infected then it gets carried on from one generation to the next causing a short life span for the mossies,problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNChe Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) I actually met with Bill Gates twice introducing high level Government officials to him. He is serious about helping the world with his billions, but that does not make Microsoft have more of a heart though!http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2...umbrellapr.mspxGreat news on the Dengue issue for sure! Edited January 3, 2009 by BobNChe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Yea Tom .... but it looks like it will need to be sprayed probably at government expense ..... now that could be a problem ..... and I won't elaborate on that ...... :thumbsup:I dont think that would be a problem,I'm sure other countrys or aid groups would foot the bill if it meant eradicating the problem.I did see something on the news the other night about this and what I remember is that once a mosquito is infected then it gets carried on from one generation to the next causing a short life span for the mossies,problem solved.Just thinking about this some more,I dont think anything is sprayed. Its a matter of releasing Lab mossies to breed with wild mossies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Just thinking about this some more,I dont think anything is sprayed. Its a matter of releasing Lab mossies to breed with wild mossies.Hmm . . . wonder how easy it will be to convince Filipinos to allow foreign scientists let loose a few thousand 'short-life' mosquitos on their land. And . . I'm getting an uneasy feeling, remembering how African bees were let loose in America to breed with the local bees . . I think they call them 'killer bees'So my mind is wandering on a flight of fancy . . maybe, thousands of years ago, alien scientists did the same thing to us? Found a way to reduce our lifespan from Methuselah's 900 years to our current 75 or so. This way we don't live long enough to travel to their solar system and infect them with our diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNChe Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Just thinking about this some more,I dont think anything is sprayed. Its a matter of releasing Lab mossies to breed with wild mossies.I'm getting an uneasy feeling, remembering how African bees were let loose in America to breed with the local bees . . I think they call them 'killer bees'Close but no cigar. But we could smoke a cigar or two at poker Wed night if you will come?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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