Dear Lawrence,
That's one of the scariest articles I've seen since the one about much of Mexico's 150 species of corn being wiped out by GMO corn pollen that rendered them all sterile.
What is to prevent this DNA from getting loose through a mosquito bite and into us? Or other warm blooded animals?
The molecular pesticide concept allows scientists to design each pesticide specifically for the targeted individual pest
species. It interrupts genes essential for insect survival, causing the insect to die. This recently discovered
technology maximizes safety and minimizes environmental impact on beneficial insects.
In addition, molecular pesticides should be effective against pest species that are resistant to conventional chemical
pesticides. Chemical pesticides ....often.... have an impact on the
physiological systems shared by humans, but this new method
only targets specific genes of the pest species. Molecular pesticides can also be easily administered--by contacting the
insect externally.
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