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Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Stop Disease Pass Early TestL. Rapaport, WebMD, 2022.
Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the U.S. appear to have passed an early test that suggests they might one day help reduce the population of insects that transmit infectious diseases. As part of the test, scientists released nearly 5 million genetically engineered ... |
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State of Florida approves release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoesH. Crawford, FIRSTCOAST NEWS, 2022.
The state of Florida has given the green light to Oxitec, a U-K biotechnology company, to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Monroe County starting this Spring. It’s a controversial pilot program that began in the Florida Keys in 2021 to evaluate the ... |
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First U.S. Open-Air Test of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Deemed a SuccessS. Kuta, Smithosonian Magazine, 2022.
A private company that released genetically modified mosquitoes into the open air of the Florida Keys last spring says the experiment was a success, reports Emily Waltz for Nature. Oxitec, a United Kingdom-based biotech firm initially founded at Oxford University, released the ... |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes for controlling vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hopeT. Deol, Down To Earth, 2022.
Preliminary results of an open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes — with an aim to suppress a wild population of virus-carrying mosquitoes — in the United States have shown promising results. The aim of the experiment by Oxitec, a United Kingdom-based ... |
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Release of genetically modified mosquitoes created to fight disease a success: Biotech firmC. Greenberg, National Post, 2022.
The release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States created to fight disease has gone according to plan, biotechnology firm Oxitec says.The first phase of the pilot study consisted of releasing almost 5 million modified Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes in the Florida ... |
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Tests of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Prove PositiveR. Ellis, WebMD, 2022.
The first open-air study of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States has yielded positive results, says Oxitec, the UK-based company that ran the study. However, Oxitec says larger tests are needed to determine whether the insects can suppress the disease-spreading ... |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Work as IntendedM. L. Ford, NEWSER, 2022.
Results are in from a pilot study in Florida, where millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes were released into the wild. Some referred to it as the “Jurassic Park” experiment when it was announced last year, but—so far—everything is going to plan, according to UK ... |
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The plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoes in CaliforniaM. Petersen, Phys Org, 2022.
In the mosquito breeding rooms of British biotech company Oxitec, scientists line up fresh eggs, each the size of a grain of salt. Using microscopic needles, the white-coated researchers inject each egg with a dab of a proprietary synthetic DNA. For four days, Oxitec technicians ... |
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Genetically-Modified Mosquitos Could Soon Be Released in CaliforniaA. Madrigal, KQED, 2022.
Millions of genetically-modified, non-biting mosquitoes may soon be set loose in California after federal regulators gave the green light to a study aimed at preventing transmission of diseases like Zika and dengue. British biotech firm Oxitech says its technology alters male ... |
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Will genetic modification of mosquitoes take a bite out of insects’ population?N. Patel, KCRW, 2022.
An invasive species of aggressive “ankle biters” called the Aedes aegypti mosquito is now in LA, and it’s spreading quickly. These tiny vampires can lay eggs in a space as small as a water-filled bottle cap, and they carry diseases like yellow fever and dengue. A British ... |
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An army of genetically engineered mosquitoes is about to be releasedM. Menard, KNX NEWS, 2022.
A British biotech company has been altering the DNA of mosquitoes with the goal of killing off a more dangerous breed capable of spreading deadly diseases. And now they’re preparing to release their “friendly mosquitoes” into the wild. In California. Aedes aegypti is an ... |
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California’s first genetically modified mosquitoes may soon be releasedA. M. Asperin, FOX11 Los Angeles, 2022.
How would you feel about a few genetically engineered mosquitoes flying into your neighborhood? It's a possibility after the US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved pilot projects of Oxitec's mosquitoes in specific districts in California and Florida. The next ... |
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In California, an army of genetically engineered mosquitoes awaits release. Will it backfire?M. Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 2022.
In the mosquito breeding rooms of British biotech company Oxitec, scientists line up fresh eggs, each the size of a grain of salt. Using microscopic needles, the white-coated researchers inject each egg with a dab of a proprietary synthetic DNA. For four days, Oxitec technicians ... |
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Federal Government Approves Release of Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in CaliforniaA. Jose, The Western Journal, 2022.
Genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes could soon buzz around in California and Florida after the federal government greenlighted a plan to release the insects in the states. The project is spearheaded by biotechnology firm Oxitec, which, among other things, specializes in ... |
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Billions of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Are Set to Descend on California and Florida This SummerJ. Rossen, MENTAL FLOSS, 2022.
Californians may not know it on sight, but there’s going to be something different about their mosquitoes this summer. An invasive species of the bite-prone insects has been genetically modified in an attempt at controlling disease spread. According to Smithsonian, the ... |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes, a potential antidote to deadly diseasesTRTWorld, TRTWorld, 2022.
The US approved the release of billions of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the transmission of diseases but critics point to possible unintended consequences. Can genetically modified animals combat the spread of deadly diseases? The United States Environmental ... |
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Why a U.S. Company Plans to Release 2.4 Billion Genetically Modified MosquitoesM. Osborne, Smithosonian Magazine, 2022.
The Environmental Protection Agency has cleared the release of 2.4 billion genetically-modified mosquitoes in California and Florida. The mosquitoes, created by biotech firm Oxitec, will be non-biting Aedes aegypti males engineered to only produce viable male offspring, per the ... |
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US poised to release 2.4bn genetically modified male mosquitoes to battle deadly diseasesG. Canon, The Guardian, 2022.
Genetically modified male mosquitoes may soon be buzzing across areas of California, in an experiment to stop the spread of invasive species in a warming climate. Earlier this month, the EPA cleared the UK-based biotech company Oxitec to release a maximum of roughly 2.4bn of its ... |
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Millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes are here to protect usM. Kaufman, MASHABLE, 2022.
Aedes aegypti almost certainly traveled to California in cargo, like many invasive species do. The species, which flourishes in warmer climes, has colonized places like Los Angeles County, and is expected to multiply and spread in these temperate regions as the climate ... |
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A scourge of genetically modified mosquitoes could be unleashed in CaliforniaJ. Bote, SFGATE, 2022.
A genetically modified scourge of mosquitoes could be unleashed throughout California as municipalities across the state grapple with increasing bouts of an invasive mosquito species. The mosquitoes, developed by the British biotech firm Oxitec, are known as OX5034 — a modified ... |
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Billions of GE Mosquitoes May Soon Be Released in California and FloridaA. N. Mitra, Earth Island Journal, 2022.
he US Environmental Protection Agency’s decision last week to allow the release of billions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in California and Florida has several environmental and public health groups worried about the potential impacts of the experimental releases on ... |
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California’s first lab-grown mosquitoes may take flight—stirring controversyL. M. Krieger, Phys Org, 2022.
A biotech firm is seeking permission to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the open air of California for the first time later this year, aiming to reduce the expanding populations of invasive mosquitoes and prevent deadly disease. The controversial research ... |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes kill their own offspringC. Ward, SYFY, 2022.
Oxitec, a biotech company, has developed a strain of A. aegypti which they call Friendly. Their modified mosquitos are all males and carry a gene which prevents the birth of females in subsequent generations. In short, they’re reducing disease-carrying mosquitos by killing ... |
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Millions Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Be Set Loose In USH. Wilmerding, Daily Caller, 2022.
Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the United States as part of an initiative to replace the insects carrying deadly diseases, the company behind the plan announced Tuesday. The program, led by biotechnology company Oxitec, will release roughly 2 ... |
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Florida Begins Release of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes to Prevent Spread of ZikaEntrepreneur staff, Entrepreneur, 2022.
Since 2016, Zika , a disease transmitted by a virus that spreads an invasive species of mosquito, has plagued various regions of the world, including areas of Florida and Texas in the United States. In May 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a program to ... |
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2 Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Have Been Approved For Release In Florida And CaliforniaJ. U. Nisa, Wonder Engineering, 2022.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sanctioned the release of 2 billion genetically modified mosquitos in Florida and California, Oxitec, the company that created the genetically modified mosquitoes, said. Oxitec’s experimental program intends to reduce the spread ... |
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Billions of genetically modified male mosquitos will be released in California and Florida as a ‘natural pest control’ to stop the spread of diseases like Zika, yellow fever and DengueR. Morrison, Daily Mail, 2022.
Billions of genetically engineered male mosquitos will be released in California and Florida over the next two years, as part of a mission to kill off biting females. Oxitec, based in Oxford UK, is a biological pest control development firm, that has produced the edited version ... |
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2 billion genetically modified mosquitos are about to be released in the USJ. Hawkins, yahoo, 2022.
Scientists have been playing god with mosquitos for a couple of years now. Back in 2021, British company Oxitec released 750 million lab-modified mosquitos in Florida. Now, the company is gearing up to release another 2 billion genetically modified mosquitos across more of ... |
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2 Billion Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Will Be Released in Fla. and Calif. to Fight DiseaseA. Adams, People, 2022.
Billions of genetically modified mosquitoes are expected to be released within the next two years as part of an expanded version of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study — but the project is receiving criticism from advocacy groups that believe it could be ... |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes could be tested in California soonS. Milius, Science News, 2022.
Genetically modified mosquitoes might soon be whining on both U.S. coasts. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved two more years of testing Oxitec’s genetically modified mosquitoes as living pest controls, continuing a pilot program started in 2021 in the Florida ... |
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Why millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released across USJ. Rogers, New York Post, 2022.
The US could soon be swarming with genetically altered mosquitoes after the Environmental Protection Agency approved a plan to test the insects. It is hoped the new altered mosquitoes will ward off their natural, disease-causing counterparts. Biotechnology company Oxitec has ... |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Be Released in Fla and CalifR. Ellis, WebMD, 2022.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of 2 billion genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida and California, the company that created the genetically modified mosquitoes said. The experimental program created by Oxitec is designed to reduce the ... |
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2 Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Cleared for Release in California and FloridaE. Cara, gizmodo, 2022.
British biotech firm Oxitec announced this week that it has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in parts of Florida and in California, following the completion of a pilot program last year. The ... |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Set to Be Released in California and FloridaK. Roberts, The Epoch Times, 2022.
Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in California and Florida in an effort to reduce the number of real, disease-carrying invasive mosquitoes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday approved use of the genetically engineered insects in ... |
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Proposed moquito release for Tulare County draws concernE. Smith, The Business Journal, 2022.
News of the approval to release genetically-modified mosquitoes in Tulare County and Monroe County, Florida has drawn the ire of activists who say the company behind the project has not provided data demonstrating the insects are safe. At the same time, the company says it has ... |
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Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes may soon be buzzing in Florida and California. Here’s why.R. W. Miller, USA Today, 2022.
Millions of genetically altered mosquitoes that seek to ward off their natural, disease-causing counterparts may soon be released in Florida and California after the Environmental Protection Agency approved a plan to further test the modified insects. Developed by the ... |
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‘Halt this nightmare immediately’: EPA approves release of genetically-engineered mosquitoesJ. Corbett, AlterNet, 2022.
Environmental and public health advocates responded with alarm after the Biden administration on Monday gave a British biotechnology company a green light to unleash billions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... |
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Genetically Engineered Mosquito Imminent Mass Release Ignores Science, Public Health and Environmental RisksH. Bourque, Friends of the Earth, 2022.
In defiance of science and public health concerns, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the mass release of billions of experimental genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes into the United States’ most populous and agriculturally significant states. The ... |
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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Experimental Use Permit for Genetically Engineered MosquitoesPCT Staff, Pest Control Technology, 2021.
EPA is seeking public comment on a proposed amendment to extend and expand an approved Experimental Use Permit (EUP). The EUP currently allows Oxitec Ltd. to field test the use of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes as a way to reduce mosquito populations in Florida ... |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes: What to KnowN. Pathak, WebMD, 2021.
It sounds like something out of a movie: a biotech company releases genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild. But this is the real deal, a test that’s been done in a handful of countries around the world and that is underway in the U.S. Scientists hope these bugs can help ... |
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Fear of Oxitec mosquito release growsT. Java, Florida Keys Free Press, 2020.
A local effort has emerged to exclude Key Largo from a test release of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes planned for the spring. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District have approved a release of United Kingdom-based ... |
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FKMCD Board Approves Oxitec PilotC. Huff, FKMCD in the News, 2020.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District’s (FKMCD) five member board has APPROVED a proposal by Oxitec to utilize non-biting male, genetically modified mosquitoes as part of a trial to determine their effectiveness in controlling the wild population of Aedes aegypti, the ... |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Floridawqad.com, WQAD8, 2020.
Cases of dengue fever are on the rise in the Florida Keys. One biotech company wants to release genetically modified mosquitoes for a pilot program. |
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Why are scientists creating genetically modified mosquitoes?The Week Staff, The Week, 2020.
The Week Staff. The Week (2020). Scientists plan to release altered mosquitoes designed to sabotage the species' ability to reproduce. Is this safe? Here's everything you need to know: |
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Florida Keys delays vote on release of 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes after public outcryD. Dukule, Friends of the Earth, 2020.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) today delayed its vote on the proposed release of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes due to concerns over COVID-19. The decision to delay the vote follows public outcry and scientific dispute over the risks posed to public ... |
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Release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys put on holdD. Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2020.
Opponents of a plan to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys landed a temporary win on Tuesday. |
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EPA approves field trials of genetically modified mosquitoA. Wernick, WBFO npr, 2020.
The Environmental Protection Agency has given biotech company Oxitec the go-ahead to test the effectiveness of genetically modified mosquitoes in parts of Florida and Texas. Oxitec has been developing genetically modified mosquitoes in hopes of reducing local populations of ... |
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Beyone the buzzC. Watson, The Journal Gazette, 2020.
Lately I have found I need to force myself to follow science stories about something besides the pandemic. A story I consider hopeful involves genetically modified mosquitoes; we are developing a new tool that can reduce disease and save lives. The goal is to dramatically ... |
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Who is afraid of genetically modified mosquitoes?G. Odogwu, The PUNCH, 2020.
Genetically Modified Organisms have raised concerns in our clime, the same way they have in other countries of the world – where a clear line is drawn between the pro and the anti-GMO citizens. Nonetheless, this modern biotechnological technique is still at its infancy here. As ... |
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Mosquito district workshop focuses on Keys trialsS. Matthis, KEYSWEEKLY, 2020.
Now that the Oxitec “Friendly Mosquito” trials have been approved by the federal and state governments, it’s up to the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District to decide if, when and where to embrace the technology said to decrease the chances of mosquito-borne diseases such ... |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida and TexasO. Ron, The Jerusalem Post, 2020.
A plan to release 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas has been approved, The Guardian reported. According to the plan, the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes will be released into the wild, as they contain a special protein that would kill female offspring, ... |
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Before genetically modified mosquitoes are released, we need a better EPAN. Kofler and J. Kuzma, The Boston Globe, 2020.
While the attention of the American public has rightfully been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, its associated racial disparities, and broader issues of structural racism, the US government made a serious public health decision — one that could affect our health and our ... |
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Are Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Coming To Florida?M. Taylor, Y100, 2020.
I'm not even going to lie, mosquitoes should be classified under domestic terrorism. The flying, biting bugs you can barely see wreak havoc on my life every single summer. I'm not sure if I'm allergic to them, but whenever I'm bit by them, that area of my skin swells up. It's the ... |
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The Florida Keys are one step closer to getting genetically modified mosquitoesD. Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2020.
An international biotech company is one step closer to being able to release genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services this week granted Oxitec an experimental use permit to release potentially millions of ... |
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EPA faces suit over plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoesR. Frazin, The Hill, 2020.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a lawsuit over its approval of a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas |
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Fact check: Genetically modified mosquitoes are cleared for release in the USA. Staver, USA Today, 2020.
The Environmental Protection Agency approved an experimental use permit May 1 that allows Oxitec to release genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys and Harris County, Texas, where Houston is located. |
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Scientists hope to release genetically-modified mosquitoesFox 13, Fox 13, 2020.
Apparently, scientists are interested in releasing genetically-modified mosquitoes in Florida in order to help battle the spread of certain diseases. |
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Scientist fight plant to release gene-hacked mosquitoes in TX, FL.D. Robitzski, Futurism, 2020.
Over the next two years, the biotech company Oxitec plans to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas in an attempt to stop the spread of diseases like dengue and Zika. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has already approved the plan ... |
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Company Receives Permit To Release Swarm Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In FloridaI. Monzon, International Business Times, 2020.
A federal agency has provided a biotech company with the proper permit to release a swarm of genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida as a way to curb the spread of diseases in the area. If the company receives the additional approvals, it might begin releasing the mosquitoes ... |
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What else could 2020 bring to Florida? Genetically altered, lab bred mosquitoesJ. Haughey, The Center Square, 2020.
A British biotech company has received an experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys this summer. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida ... |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Cleared For Release In The USM. Horowitz, Anonymous News, 2020.
A company called Oxitec has received an experimental use permit from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to release genetically modified mosquitos into the wild. This would be the first time that such an experiment was attempted within the borders of the US, and the ... |
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EPA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquito Trial For Florida KeysNancy Klingener, WLRN, 2020.
A plan to test genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys has received approval from the federal government. |
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Mutant mosquitoes one step closer to release in Florida, Texas this summer. Why?K. Camero, The Charlotte Observer, 2020.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved an experimental use permit for the British biotech company Oxitec to test the modified mosquitoes in the U.S. for the first time, according to a statement from the agency |
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US EPA OKs release of GM mosquitoesA. Beer, Agrow Agribusiness, 2020.
he US EPA has granted an experimental use permit to US synthetic biology company Intrexon’s UK subsidiary, Oxitec, to test its genetically modified OX5034 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. |
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Genetically Engineered Male Mosquitos to be Released in Florida and Other Parts of US to Curb Zika and Dengue SpreadStaff Reporter, The Science Times, 2020.
The Environmental Protection Agency has recently approved a new and controversial field test aimed at reducing their population. |
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Swarms of genetically modified mosquitoes could soon be descending on FloridaA. J. Dellinger, Mic, 2020.
Mosquitoes are a pain in the ass, so much so that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new and controversial field test aimed at curbing their population. |
