'Flying syringe' mosquitos, other ideas get Gates funding
October 22, 2008The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded 100,000 dollars each on Wednesday to scientists in 22 countries including funding for a Japanese proposal to turn mosquitos into "flying syringes" delivering vaccines.
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CreepyD - Oct 23, 2008
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Wouldn't these mosquitos also pick up all kinds of other diseases when they bite other creatures?- report abuse
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jheylin - Oct 23, 2008
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The one thing I'd worry about is the level of toxins in the vaccines. Already people blame vaccines for sometimes causing illness, so getting injected with a vaccine ten times a day might not be such a good idea.- report abuse


