First US Field Test of genetically modified Mosquitoes Begins in Florida

Good news!

Do we actually need these disease carrying bloodsuckers for anything at all? What are mosquitoes good for? What if we eradicated mosquitoes from this planet?

"... According to Oxitec, the modified mosquitoes are all male and carry a gene that makes female mosquitoes dependent on an antibiotic not available in the animals’ environment, thereby killing all of the male’s female offspring. ..."

First US Field Test of GM Mosquitoes Begins in Florida | The Scientist Magazine® After years of push back, the first batch of Oxitec’s engineered mosquitoes, designed to reduce population numbers, have been released in the Keys.