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npr.org/sections/goats… @NPRGoatsandSoda Usually a big fan of your journalism, but you guys did a disservice to your readers in the piece on gene drive in A. gambiae. Why would you reach out to anti-GMO activist Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher for comment on this research? #malaria
First of all, asking Dr. Steinbrecher to comment on the consequences of using genetic engineering to suppress a disease vector is a bit like asking the pope about a newly developed form of birth control.
Of COURSE she’ll be against it - for ideological, arbitrary reasons
Of COURSE she’ll be against it - for ideological, arbitrary reasons
Plus, Dr. Steinbrecher’s degree is in developmental biology, not #ecology. Her statement about “ecosystem crashes” is absurd, and displays her ignorance in this area
ingilizcede hastalik isimleri nereden geliyor diye etimolojilerine bakarken #malaria (bizdeki sitma) biraz ilginc gorundu gozume. netlik te kazanmamis acik bi arastirma konusu. guzel teoriler var lakin. mini bir floodu hakediyor.
miasma teorisi diye bisey var. ortacagda teorize edilmis. özetle; hastaliklarin salginlarin falan havadaki pis koku ile yayildigini söylüyor. birkac yuzyil boyunca da kabul gormus. 19yy ingilteresi’nin yarin yokmuscasina sanayilesip sehirlerin nufus patlamasi yasadigi donemlerde,
...cok hizli buyuyen nufusu kanalizasyon, cop ve atik yonetimi minvalinde altyapi kaldiramiyor tabi. ortalik les gibi kokmaya baslayip bolca salgin hastalik musallat olunca, e diyorlar aha!☝️les gibi kokuyor sehirler. demek salginlarin sebebi bu. aaa😱 miasma dogruymus diyorlar
