Mosquitos genetically modified to not reproduce do in fact reproduce and mix DNA (2019) (nature.com) 23 points by gioele 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] rossdavidh 4y ago ↗ What a _completely_ surprising result.Who is going to quote Jeff Goldblum first?
[–] rpier001 4y ago ↗ Right on the linked page is commentary about how the title is misleading. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62398-w [–] SquareWheel 4y ago ↗ The HN title should really reflect this. It's a disputed paper.
[–] disco_nap 4y ago ↗ 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.
[–] gandalfian 4y ago ↗ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62398-w Editorial expression of concern, including that the content does not justify the title...
[–] zamfi 4y ago ↗ Hmm. Are the biologists not aware of the Law of Truly Large Numbers? [0] That would be concerning indeed…[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_truly_large_numbers
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[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_truly_large_numbers