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Salu	11-10-2005 12:23

Glowing Testicles

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!

Scientists in London have created a mosquito with glowing testicles in a bid to stamp out malaria.....

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...449144,00.html

It would make a great chat up line..... :Yikes:

Wicked_and_Crazy

11-10-2005 12:28

Re: Glowing Testicles

huh? i dont understand how that can be more effective than insect killer. There are billions of male mosquito's out there that are already breeding.

Unless you kill all those off your never going to wipe out the species

Salu	11-10-2005 12:29

Re: Glowing Testicles

Who cares.....its a great story.... lol

Jules

11-10-2005 12:31

Re: Glowing Testicles

Gives a whole new meaning to great balls of fire :rofl:

marky

11-10-2005 12:31

Re: Glowing Testicles

Some things never change, no matter what the species ;)

Quote:

It is only the female mosquito that bites and spreads malaria to humans, but they can still spread the disease even if they have been sterilised.

This is why the team decided to target male mosquitoes

Angua

11-10-2005 12:32

Re: Glowing Testicles

There will always be a male mosquito who has not been sterilised and they in turn will have more females to mate from (because of natural selection) therefore perpetuating the species. There may be a reduction for a time.

Would be a new identifier at the disco (you would have to be sure your underwear/trousers were not see through in UV light) :D :p:

marky

11-10-2005 12:35

Re: Glowing Testicles

And flashers really would flash :erm:

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