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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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‘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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