Genetically-modified mosquito plan offers hope for Keys, world

Genetically-modified mosquito plan offers hope for Keys, world

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P. Goodman,  keynews.com,  2020-08-29 14:25:12.

On Aug. 18, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Board of Commissioners voted 4-to-1 to approve a trial using Oxitec’s second-generation genetically modified mosquitoes. If successful, this technology may help control mosquito borne diseases here in the future.GMM is one of three sterile