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October 08, 2005

New Urban Fad Afoot

OK, not really. This story made me think about those guys with the neon lights under their cars.

Scientists created mosquitoes with glow-in-the-dark testicles.

The team of researchers at Imperial College London has found a way to tell the sex of the mosquitoes - by genetically modifying them so that the males express a glowing protein in their testes. A laser beam then singles out the glowing larvae, which are then separated from the females.

The article says they separate and sterilize the males, then release them to mate fruitlessly with wild females. Presumably displacing the sperm of viable wild males and thus heading off the spread of malaria.

Still, can't you see some guys going for this? Wouldn't that be hot on the dance floor? Kilts would come back into vogue like crazy.

Thanks loads to Purple Avenger, who has been posting great comments here like crazy lately.


posted by LauraW. at 11:09 PM
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The Ace O' Spades ™ Lifestyle hits the insect set!

Posted by: Iblis on October 8, 2005 11:20 PM

Scientists created mosquitoes with glow-in-the-dark testicles.

Otherwise known as "Cherno-balls."

(Ba-dump-BUMP!)

Posted by: Bill from INDC on October 8, 2005 11:40 PM

See. Through. Speedo's.

You could sell a million of'em.

Posted by: on October 9, 2005 12:07 AM

Hmmm, I'm wondering why Purple Lavender is so into mosquito testicles.

Posted by: Bart on October 9, 2005 12:17 AM

Won't that just make them more visible to predators?

Posted by: The Unabrewer on October 9, 2005 12:18 AM

Uh, LauraW, you want to sterilize us?

Posted by: someone on October 9, 2005 12:35 AM

I'm wondering why Purple Lavender is so into mosquito testicles.

I know this sort of freaky shit get you really hot Bart. Being a considerate and thoughtful kind a guy, I make note of things that others might get all gooey about.

Posted by: Purple Avenger on October 9, 2005 12:59 AM

I have no witty retort, Perp, except, Thank You.

Posted by: Bart on October 9, 2005 01:38 AM

Another satisfied customer testimonial.

At the house of the Purple Avenger we aim to please, quality is job #1. Six Sigma, ISO 2001, customer driven, and all that nifty shit.

Posted by: Purple Avenger on October 9, 2005 01:45 AM

Won't the female mosqitoes avoid the males with glowing testicles like an unwashed fat geek in speedos?

Posted by: tsotha on October 9, 2005 02:17 AM

Won't the female mosqitoes avoid the males with glowing testicles like an unwashed fat geek in speedos?

If you read the article, the answer is apparently no. Chicks dig glowing balls.

Posted by: on October 9, 2005 02:25 AM

I don't care if chicks dig glowing balls or not. Mine shall remain non-phosphorescent, thankyouverymuch.

Posted by: cranky-d on October 9, 2005 05:28 AM

Yeah, you say that now, but wait until everybody else has them and you're feeling all left out.

Posted by: lauraw on October 9, 2005 10:12 AM

I went to a club in Providence back in '96 or '97, and lots of the girls were wearing this glow-in-the-dark stuff on their nipples. Then they'd wear these tight-mesh shirts that didn't show anything under normal light, but under the blacklight on the dance floor their nipples would blaze out like neon.

Crazy kids.

Posted by: Monty on October 9, 2005 10:31 AM

Anybody else flashing on the condom scene in "Skin Deep?"

Posted by: VRWC Agent on October 9, 2005 12:38 PM

If they can genetically modify a 'nad to glow in the dark, why haven't we eradicated the little bastards yet? If these "scientists" would quit jackassing around and address the problems that mosquitos bring, we'd be better off.

Posted by: skh on October 9, 2005 12:44 PM

" why haven't we eradicated the little bastards yet?"

Genocide!!!

Posted by: Knemon on October 9, 2005 01:11 PM

Officer, I swear, I was just trying to find my car keys.

Posted by: Dave in Texas on October 9, 2005 01:40 PM

Can't completely eradicate mosqiotos - they're too critical a part of the food chain. Really cool insects, like dragonflys, thrive on them. Bats, and toads love'em. They're sort of like chicken for the low end of the food chain - everyone goes for it.

Posted by: on October 9, 2005 02:31 PM

We can make mosquito's balls glow in the dark, but we still don't have a cure for cancer

Scientists. Feh.

Posted by: fat kid on October 9, 2005 02:39 PM

When I was doing my Physics degree at Imperial College London, my balls glowed blue pretty much the whole time.

Posted by: David Gillies on October 9, 2005 04:46 PM

We have figured out how to deal with mosquitoes. It's called DDT.

Posted by: RC on October 9, 2005 06:32 PM

Mosquitos as the krill of the atmosphere? There are plenty of other bugs that dragonflies and frogs can eat. Most of them don't carry infectious diseases...flies, gnats, etc.

Posted by: skh on October 10, 2005 02:17 PM

One dragonfly to another, "They have a slight tart taste now....will probably go fine with a Martini."

Posted by: Mr Peanut on October 11, 2005 03:22 AM
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