Technically speaking, it is possible to modify the genes of insects to make them miniature pathogen-carrying delivery devices, but this approach involves serious ethical, biosafety, and legal issues. ### Technical feasibility 1. **Gene editing technology**: Modern gene editing technologies (such as CRISPR-Cas9) enable scientists to precisely modify insect genes. In this way, insects can be designed to carry specific pathogens or toxins. 2. **Pathogen transmission**: Insects (such as mosquitoes) are already natural carriers of certain diseases (such as malaria and Dengue fever). Through genetic modification, their transmission ability can be enhanced or changed. ### Ethical and Biosafety issues 1. **Biological weapons**: This technology may be misused to make biological weapons, posing a serious threat to humans, animals, and ecosystems. 2. **Ecological impact**: The release of genetically modified insects may have unpredictable effects on the ecosystem, including potential hazards to other species. 3. **Ethical issues**: The use of living organisms as weapons or tools involves profound ethical issues, including respect for the dignity of life and potential threats to human health. ### Law and Regulation 1. **International treaties**: According to the Biological Weapons Convention, the development and use of biological weapons is prohibited. Any such research may violate international law. 2. **National regulations**: Many countries have strict legal and regulatory frameworks to restrict and monitor gene editing and biotechnology research to prevent its abuse. ### Conclusion Although it is technically possible to transform insects into pathogen delivery devices, this approach is unacceptable at the ethical, biosafety, and legal levels. Scientific research should always aim at promoting human well-being and protecting the ecological environment, not for potentially destructive purposes.