Would it be wrong to eradicate mosquitoes?
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Half of the global population is at risk of a mosquito-borne disease.
Still, there might be unintended consequences in eradicating Mosquitos.
Perhaps they help with pollination more than we realize?
So a better solution might be to genetically modify the mosquito populations to resistant to carrying disease.
10:02 AM Feb 22 2016