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FDA Wants To Release Millions of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In Florida

Posted by samzenpus on from the I've-seen-this-movie dept.

MikeChino writes In an attempt to curb outbreaks of two devastating tropical diseases in the Florida Keys, the FDA is proposing the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes into the area. Scientists have bred male mosquitoes with virus gene fragments, so when they mate with the females that bite and spread illness, their offspring will die. This can reduce the mosquito population dramatically, halting the spread of diseases like dengue fever.

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  1. Re:So.... by Jade_Wayfarer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ...and they ended up decimating over 95 percent of the targeted insect population.

    So... they killed about 9,5% of targeted mosquitoes? Hardly an impressive result.

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