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Friday, April 16, 2021

First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys [SingularityHub, 2021]

Title:
First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys
 
Author:
Taylor White
 
Published:
SingularityHub, 15 April 2021
 
From the article:
This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Oxitec says its technology will combat dengue fever, a potentially life-threatening disease, and other mosquito-borne viruses—such as Zika— mainly transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.