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Boxes containing the eggs of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, water and a little food are being placed in six locations in the Lower and Middle Keys this week. It's the first trial of its kind in the United States.
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The Keys are set to become the first place in the U.S. to release genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the kind that can transmit diseases like Zika and dengue.
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Antibody testing in the Key Largo area has identified another 11 cases of dengue fever, bringing the total this year to 37.The cases had onset dates from…
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Four more cases of Dengue fever have been confirmed in the Upper Florida Keys.This makes 26 cases reported this year by the Florida Department of Health…
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A plan to test genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys has received approval from the federal government.For more than five years, a British…
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NPR was the only news organization allowed into the lab to witness the moment the releases began this year. The goal is to create a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria.
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This post was updated at at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 12The prospect of genetically modified mosquitoes is back for the Florida Keys — just as a new study…
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The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful "gene drive." The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects.
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People who live in the Florida Keys have been waiting for years to find out whether the island chain will be the first place in the U.S. to try…
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Scientists demonstrate that a "gene drive" can rapidly spread a genetic mutation through a species, perhaps providing a potent new weapon against malaria. But there are plenty of skeptics.
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As the rainy season returns — along with the disease-carrying mosquitoes that reproduce in standing water — the public is getting another chance to…
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The company that wants to hold the first U.S. trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys and Keys residents who oppose the trial don't…