Nation’s first trial of genetically modified mosquitoes starts in Florida Keys

S. Brock,  TODAY,  2021.

To control the population of potentially disease-spreading mosquitoes, a controversial project is getting underway in the Florida Keys, highlighted by the release of even more mosquitoes that have been genetically modified. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY from Miami.

 


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