Wednesday 16 February 2011

Covert release of GM mosquitoes

I always feel that genetically modified plants and insects engineered to increase productivity and to reduce disease.. Covert release of GM mosquitoes is a good thing, and sometimes the NGOs complain just because this is something to do. But what I did not like was the way the Ministry tried to justify itself by putting up silly excuses to pacify the NGOs. I remember reading in your paper during the week, that the Minister said that the area will be fogged after the trial.. Is he serious? What the heck do we do the research and release those mosquitoes, when we kill them immediately? Are we not supposed to monitor the subsequent growth and numbers of all mosquitoes in the researched area? Fogging them after all the trouble? And does the Minister think that the GM mosquitoes will stay qiuetly in the designated area, and not fly more than 200 meters away?

He must think the rakyat are brain impaired

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