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		Wowfunhappy 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease... How do you feel about getting rid of screwworm?
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someonebaggy 10 days ago [–]

It's already happened. The concern is always about changes from the present state, no matter what the present state is. Once screwworms have already been eradicated from North America, there is concern about the impact of bringing them back.

Wowfunhappy 10 days ago | [–]

Okay but do you think it was a bad idea at the time?

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