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"The strain of GM mosquitoes, known as OX513A, is an altered form of Aedes aegypti created by UK-based biotech firm Oxitec. Released mosquitoes will be all male, as male mosquitoes do not bite and generally only feed on nectar. Thanks to a conditionally lethal genetic variant, when OX513A mosquitoes mate with wild females, their offspring should die before they are old enough for females to begin biting. "
750 Million GM Mosquitoes Will Be Released in the Florida Keys | The Scientist Magazine® 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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