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 …
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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