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GENET-news articles on GE mosquitoes

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GE mosquitoes in Malaysia

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GE mosquitoes on the Cayman Islands

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2014-12-08 |

USA: Big crowd tells Mosquito Control no to modified mosquitoes

Keys residents sounded off against the proposed release of genetically modified mosquitoes Thursday at a town-hall meeting held by Oxitec and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District at the Harvey Government Center in Key West.

2014-11-11 |

Trinidad & Tobago: GM mosquitoes for Trinidad if price is right

Government has considered introducing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to Trinidad and Tobago to fight the deadly dengue and chikungunya viruses and if the price is right, it is a possibility, according to Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan.

2014-10-06 |

Oxitec Wants to Release GMO Moths in New York

Will the crazy GMO-creations ever come to a halt? Are our crops not enough for biotech? GM mosquitoes developed by Oxitec, a UK company, were already released in other countries as a means to control disease. The company is also trying to release them in the Florida Keys, while working to release GM olive flies in Spain. But it gets even more bizarre – now Oxitec wants to release GM moths in New York.

2014-08-26 |

India to have indigenous genetically engineered mosquitoes

India will soon have an army of indigenous genetically engineered mosquitoes which are sterile and unable to reproduce, thereby wiping out deadly dengue and malaria spreading wild vectors.

2014-08-15 |

GM mosquitoes to stop Dengue Fever?

Researchers seeking to end the scourge of dengue fever have a new 'champion' in their corner - genetically-modified mosquitoes, which may finally put an end to this disease, that kills tens of thousands of people every year.

2014-07-09 |

Brazil Announces Dengue Fever Emergency in GM Mosquito Trials Region

Civil society groups today expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are taking place.

2014-07-02 |

Brazil: No more dengue mosquitoes when hosting the Olympics?

Brazil is developing a weapon that may be ready when it hosts the 2016 Summer Olympics: Genetically modified mosquitoes that self-destruct before doing any damage.

2014-06-11 |

GM mosquitoes offer hope in malaria fight

Scientists have found a way of genetically modifying mosquitoes to produce sperm that only creates males, offering a potential fresh approach to fighting and eventually eradicating malaria.

2014-06-03 |

Brazil: First commercial approval for GM insects

In April 2014, Brazil became the first country worldwide to approve genetically modified insects. The insects in question are tiger mosquitoes whose offspring are incapable of surviving. The aim in releasing these insects is to decimate mosquito populations that carry the potentially lethal dengue fever.

2014-05-07 |

Brazil approves GM mosquito that could cut dengue

Brazilian authorities have decided that a genetically modified (GM) strain of mosquitoes whose offspring die before reaching adulthood do not pose a significant risk to humans or the environment. The decision will open up the possibility of the company that developed the insects selling them in Brazil as a control strategy for dengue fever.

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