Keywords: SIT sterile insect technique
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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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Biotech firm announces results from first US trial of genetically modified mosquitoE. Waltz, Nature, 2022.
Researchers have completed the first open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. The results, according to the biotechnology firm running the experiment, are positive. But larger tests are still needed to determine whether the insects can achieve the ... |
