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Genetically modified mosquitoes have arrived in the US


Genetically modified mosquitoes have arrived in the US
CNN
23 hrs ago
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
© MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images
An Aedes aegypti mosquito is shown in a lab at the University of El Salvador, in San Salvador, February 3, 2016.
The first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States began this week in the Florida Keys the culmination of a decade-long effort by local mosquito control authorities to see if a genetically modified organism is a viable alternative to spraying insecticides in the region.
For the first 12-week phase, blue-and-white boxes containing about 12,000 GMO eggs developed by a US-owned, British-based company called Oxitec have been placed in six small areas of Ramrod Key, Cudjoe Key and Vaca Key. When water is added, the mosquitoes hatch, mature and enter the environment over the next week or so. ....

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