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What you should know about GMO mosquitoes possibly coming to the Florida Keys

By Gwen Filosa
A technician from the British biotec company Oxitec inspects the pupae of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a vector for transmitting the Zika virus, in Campinas, Brazil. The company hopes to get approval to release its mosquitoes in the Florida Keys.
A technician from the British biotec company Oxitec inspects the pupae of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a vector for transmitting the Zika virus, in Campinas, Brazil. The company hopes to get approval to release its mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Andre Penner AP

This story was originally published December 17, 2019 at 11:16 AM with the headline "What you should know about GMO mosquitoes possibly coming to the Florida Keys."