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750 million genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys – The CEO Magazine
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has approved the first US release of 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes by Oxitec over a two-year period.
Mosquitoes carry diseases, such as dengue and the Zika virus, that kill more than 700,000 people annually.
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has approved the first US release of 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes over a two-year period in Monroe County, Florida, scheduled for next year.
In May, the US Environmental Agency granted a trial permission to a UK-based, US-operated company Oxitec to produce the genetically engineered, male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are known as …
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