Mosquitoes spread many diseases, such as dengue and Zika virus. To prevent these deadly diseases, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allowed a UK-based tech company to conduct a nightmarish plan: The release of genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes into Florida. Oxitec created a modified male mosquito with offspring that dies before hatching. Named OX5034, the GMO mosquito was designed as … Continue reading An accident waiting to happen: Tech company to release 750 MILLION GMO mosquitoes in Florida to fight dengue fever
More than 750 million GMO mosquitoes to be released over Florida Keys – what could go wrong?
For the first time, genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes are set to be released over American soil. The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) has given Oxitec, a corporation we have reported on in the past, permission to unleash some 750 million GMO mosquitos in Monroe County, Florida, over the next two years. This “trial,” as they are calling it, … Continue reading More than 750 million GMO mosquitoes to be released over Florida Keys – what could go wrong?
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 