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		vagabund on Dec 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New York City hiring top rat killer some version of releasing CRISPR-edited rats that sexually outcompete in the first generation but produce infertile offspring

tetha on Dec 1, 2022 | [–]

That reminds me of the old movie Mimic, in which supposedly sterile insects are released to prey on other insects transmitting a disease to children. The infertility part didn't work and it got messy.

nyolfen on Dec 1, 2022 | [–]

wasn't this the plot of jurassic park

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