FDA OKs first GM mosquito trial in U.S. but hurdles remain

No significant impact on health, environment foreseen from release of engineered Ae. aegypti in Florida

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FDA OK'S GM TEST  The first test release of GM mosquitoes in the United States (adult males grown from larvae like these) will probably have no significant impact on the environment in Key Haven, Fla., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced.

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For the first time in the United States, free-flying genetically modified mosquitoes have federal approval to take wing in Florida.