The U.S.’s first open-air genetically modified mosquitoes have taken flight
After long debate, Oxitec pits a GM mosquito against a Florida invasive species spreading Zika and dengue
In the Florida Keys (pictured), the first GM mosquitoes set free to fly in the United States have now grown up enough to mate — the starting point for a landmark test of a genetic approach to the pests’ control.
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