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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 Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    True dat broseph. Me and my hedonistic wife very much enjoy her IUD while we fuck like rabbits and live like Royalty as a result of not having to pay for the added cost of living adjacent to a "good school"(cause we don't have any kids).