Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:15 UTC
© AP The Florida Keys will soon be buzzing with close to a billion fraken-squitoes - gene-hacked mosquitoes aimed at eradicating a disease carrying mosquito.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) and Oxitec, a British biotech company, are starting the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered (GE)
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes this week, which will see up to a billion over a two-year period. The project aims to reduce the numbers of Aedes aegypti, one of several mosquito species that can carry diseases including dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever.
Floridians, however, are calling on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end this live experiment saying they are being
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Florida furious over release of genetically modified mosquitos Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
The Florida Keys will soon be buzzing with close to a billion fraken-squitoes – gene-hacked mosquitoes aimed at eradicating a disease carrying mosquito.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) and Oxitec, a British biotech company, are starting the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered (GE) Aedes aegypti mosquitoes this week, which will see up to a billion over a two-year period.
The project aims to reduce the numbers of Aedes aegypti, one of several mosquito species that can carry dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever.
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