Login
Subscribe
750 Million GM Mosquitoes Will Be Released in the Florida Keys
750 Million GM Mosquitoes Will Be Released in the Florida Keys
There have been no reports of health or environmental harm in other locations where genetically modified mosquitoes have been introduced over the last decade.
There have been no reports of health or environmental harm in other locations where genetically modified mosquitoes have been introduced over the last decade.
genetic engineering, disease & medicine, genetics & genomics
Gene Drive–Equipped Mosquitoes Released into Lab Environment
Jef Akst | Feb 20, 2019 | 2 min read
The large-scale experiments aim to test how the technology would fare in the wild, if deployed to knock down populations of the pests.
The Superpowers of Genetically Modified Pigs
Kerry Grens | Aug 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Scientists have engineered swine that pollute less, fend off disease, and produce more meat, but you won’t find them outside experimental farms . . . yet.