Flying syringe

Flying syringe is a phrase that is used to refer to proposed, but not yet created, genetically modified mosquitoes that inject vaccines into people when they bite them.[1]

History

In 2008 the Gates Foundation awarded $100,000 to Hiroyuki Matsuoka of Jichi Medical University in Japan to do research on them, with a condition that any discoveries that were funded by the grant must be made available at affordable prices in the developing world. If Matsuoka proves that his idea has merit, he will be eligible for an additional $1 million of funding. The Washington Post referred to flying syringes as a "bold idea".[2]

gollark: Congratulations!
gollark: Modern high-core-count Intel CPUs will *happily* use hundreds of watts if the configuration allows it.
gollark: Daylight saving time: because if someone is unhappy with how their work hours line up with sunlight or something, the obvious solution is to meddle with the fabric of time itself and cause untold hundreds of issues in computer programs everywhere.
gollark: That sounds about as sensible as daylight saving time.
gollark: There are quite a lot of laws *in general*, enough that you can't practically know what they all are.

References

  1. Rocket Scientists Shoot Down Mosquitoes With Lasers, Wall St. Journal, March 14, 2009
  2. Flying Syringes and Other Bold Ideas, The Washington Post, October 23, 2008
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