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Comment author: XFrequentist 19 August 2016 06:47:12PM 1 point [-]

Assemble a group of scientists who on their own could eradicate mosquitoes and just do it. Don't wait for official approval.

The appeal of this route is obvious, but I don't think it should be discussed on a public forum.

Comment author: James_Miller 19 August 2016 06:58:46PM *  0 points [-]

Certainly, no one seriously considering implementing such a policy should advocate it in a public forum. I think lots of scientists would consider breaking existing ethical standards to do a massive amount of good to be non-obvious.

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