Earlier this month (August 5), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) OKed a plan to help slow the spread of Zika virus in the Florida Keys using genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes, having found no evidence of danger to the environment or people. But Mila de Mier, a local real estate agent and vocal critic of the plan, isn’t buying it. “Opening this Pandora’s box, sometimes you don’t see the impact until five, 10, 15 years down the road,” she told The Guardian. De Mier started an online petition against the use of GM mosquitoes that to date has collected nearly 170,000 signatures.
In response to public opposition, the local mosquito control board has delayed the launch of the experimental program and will allow residents ...
