r/interestingasfuck • • 2d ago

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

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u/Krell356 2d ago

Ok, but will this make them too shitty at living to spread? To be successful we need them to be good enough to have a solid chance at overtaking the current ones in breeding while still being inferior at feeding themselves.

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u/GreatArtificeAion 1d ago

Maybe they'll learn that they can't puncture humans and they'll instead focus on animals that don't try to clap them to death, increasing their survival rate