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I don't know what to say about this. The article was not without hope. It was really a call to up the ante and escalate to the next level in the war against viruses and HIV, using our new skills in genetic modification. Regarding mosquitoes; there was something else in the news today, that an Australian town has successfully eliminated dengue fever, long-term, by releasing special mosquitoes that are incapable of carrying viruses. The next plan is to try the same tactic in Rio, and if it works there it should work anywhere, says the article.
But what kind of civilization are we calling into existence when it is based on ever more sophisticated combat with microbes and diseases? Even our present stage, in which population-wide inoculation is mandatory and maybe half the populace - especially those over 50 - is kept healthy by the daily intake of drugs (I haven't checked the statistics). Soon to be a natural, unvaccinated, un-drugged, un-augmented human will not only condemn you to a short lifespan, but society will regard you as a dangerous contagion threat, a public enemy. Regarding HIV positive people, or parents who refuse to get their kids vaccinated, I think we are already there.