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‘Flying syringes’ and conspiracies: The far-right battle for a mosquito control board
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Flying syringes’ and conspiracies: The far-right battle for a mosquito control board

LA Times  

As soon as Jon Knight applied for a seat on the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District board, the conspiracy theories started flying. And he warned about “flying syringes that will mass vaccinate the population.” Knight was considered along with Donnell Ewert, a retired epidemiologist who once was the Northern California county’s public health director. The appointment of Knight to …

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Genetically modified mosquitoes aren’t being released from aircraft around the US
54 years, 11 months ago

Genetically modified mosquitoes aren’t being released from aircraft around the US

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Videos of black substances in the sky in California and Ohio show the release of genetically modified mosquitoes that are part of an initiative backed by Bill Gates. One video circulating in recent days shows two black rings in the sky, with text noting that the footage was taken in Anaheim and asking, in French, if mosquitoes are being …

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No, a video does not show a helicopter dropping mosquitoes in Florida
54 years, 11 months ago

No, a video does not show a helicopter dropping mosquitoes in Florida

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A video taken in Florida shows a helicopter releasing genetically modified mosquitoes that are part of an initiative backed by Bill Gates. THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a video showing a helicopter circling while releasing a dark substance, falsely claiming the footage shows genetically modified mosquitoes being released to spread disease. are these the malaria mosquitoes B.Gates …

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A Bill Gates-tied mosquito project is not responsible for recent US malaria cases
54 years, 11 months ago

A Bill Gates-tied mosquito project is not responsible for recent US malaria cases

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Rare malaria cases reported in Florida and Texas recently were caused by a disease-control initiative backed by Bill Gates that involved releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. One tweet reads: “Malaria has been detected in Florida and Texas, CONVENIENTLY two states where Bill Gates was experimenting with GMO mosquitoes.” “JOIN THE DOTS - Bill Gates …

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In California, an army of genetically engineered mosquitoes awaits release. Will it backfire?
2 years, 8 months ago

In California, an army of genetically engineered mosquitoes awaits release. Will it backfire?

LA Times  

The British company Oxitec plans to release its genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in California if the plan is approved by state officials. Oxitec, a private company, says its genetically modified bugs could help save half the world’s population from the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can spread diseases such as yellow fever, chikungunya and dengue to humans. A captured …

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Jurassic Park Experiment? Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to be Released in US to Fight Dengue, Zika
3 years, 7 months ago

Jurassic Park Experiment? Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to be Released in US to Fight Dengue, Zika

News 18  

Meddling with an organism’s genes to make our lives easier may not be the best way of putting scientific resources to use, as movies like Jurassic Park have already demonstrated. However, it seems difficult in real life as UK-based biotechnology company, Oxitec, whichdevelops genetically modified insects to assist in insect control, is going ahead with the plan of releasing over …

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First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys
3 years, 8 months ago

First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys

Salon  

This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. At Oxitec's laboratory in the U.K., the company genetically engineers the mosquitoes, giving the insects the "self-limiting" gene that makes the females dependent on the antibiotic tetracycline. Kevin Gorman, the company's chief development officer, says the local female mosquito population will be increasingly reduced …

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Researchers Are Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes to Eliminate Diseases Like Dengue, Zika
4 years, 3 months ago

Researchers Are Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes to Eliminate Diseases Like Dengue, Zika

News 18  

For decades, researchers have scratched their heads over how to combat deadly mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever. In Indonesia, an impact study carried out on 300,000 people demonstrated that dengue infection rates decreased by 77 percent in regions where the modified mosquitoes were introduced. “Oxitec’s safe, non-biting male mosquitoes are designed to suppress local wild populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes,” …

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‘Jurassic Park experiment’: 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released in Florida
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Jurassic Park experiment’: 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released in Florida

The Independent  

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Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness
4 years, 4 months ago

Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The plan approved this week by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is …

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Florida Keys locals' fury at plan to release 750m mosquitoes
4 years, 4 months ago

Florida Keys locals' fury at plan to release 750m mosquitoes

Daily Mail  

Some residents of the Florida Keys are furious over plans to release more than 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in the region to combat disease. The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District gave final approval Tuesday to the plan, which will be rolled out in 2021 and 2022. On Tuesday the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District gave final approval to a …

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750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys
4 years, 4 months ago

750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys

CNN  

CNN — A plan to release over 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes into the Florida Keys in 2021 and 2022 received final approval from local authorities, against the objection of many local residents and a coalition of environmental advocacy groups. In 2009 and 2010, local outbreaks of dengue fever, which is spread by the Aedes aegypti, left the Florida Keys …

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