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Genetically-Engineered Death Carp

Posted by michael on from the chinese-needle-snakes dept.

angkor writes "Kinda cool... Carp that produce only male offspring. They do something like this with sterile fruitflies as well."

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  1. Before you complain... by OneFix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've been seeing alot of ppl complaining that this is "playing god"...

    First off, carp have a tendency to kill off eveything in their eco-system (they use up all of the oxygen and they eat all of the vegitation) so endangered species are feeling the "pinch".

    Second, these are most likely the offspring of bait!!!

    Yes, fishing has caused this problem. They're just trying to put things back the way they were.

  2. The Carp aren't scary... by Boronx · · Score: 4, Insightful
    but this sure is (from page three)

    A similar but contagious immunocontraceptive technique is being tested on Aussie rabbits.

    If that jumps to humans, we are screwed.

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  3. oh dear - naysaying warning by DrSkwid · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's introduce a new species that will work.

    Let's introduce a new predator that will work.

    Let's genetically modify them, that will work.

    Nothing can go wrong.

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  4. Repopulation? by Nyphur · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Enough about the male-only genetic engineering... Is the next step not to make it possible to genetically engineer postive female-only offspring every time? In this way, the technique could be applied to endangered species, resulting in a vast increase in repopulation rates. If the technology can make a speciaes extinct, so too can it bring a species fromt eh brink of extinction.

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