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.
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GM Mosquitoes Closer to Release in U.S.
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 13, 2017 | 4 min read
The EPA is now in charge of regulating the use of Oxitec’s strain of Aedes aegypti, genetically engineered to reduce populations of the insects.
GM Salmon Approved in Canada
Tracy Vence | May 23, 2016 | 1 min read
Federal regulators OK the genetically modified fish for sale as food.
FDA OKs GM Salmon
Tracy Vence | Nov 19, 2015 | 1 min read
AquaBounty Technologies’s fast-growing fish is the first genetically modified animal approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Fewer Female Mosquitoes, Less Malaria?
Tracy Vence | Jun 11, 2014 | 1 min read
Genetic modification approach to control malaria-spreading mosquito populations incites conversations on the ethics of manmade extinction.
Opinion: GM Salmon: Just the Beginning
Darek Moreau | May 31, 2014 | 4 min read
Sound risk management concerning genetically engineered food animals is critical.
Opinion: Sizing Up GM Salmon
Tillmann Benfey | May 31, 2014 | 4 min read
On the potential benefits and risks of genetically modified fish entering the marketplace
GM Salmon and Wild Fish Can Reproduce
Bob Grant | May 30, 2013 | 2 min read
Genetically modified Atlantic salmon, which could soon become the first transgenic animal sold as food in the U.S., can breed with wild brown trout to produce a GM hybrid.
Will GM Insects Help Stop Disease?
Sabrina Richards | Jan 21, 2013 | 4 min read
A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are close to maturity.