First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys | Undark

April 12, 2021 | Guest Author

The EPA approved Oxitec's mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment....

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Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun?

June 3, 2020 | Jennifer Kuzma

Jennifer Kuzma, June 3, 2020 | Release of GM mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that more studies are needed first. They encourage a publicly accessible registry for GM organisms....

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Jennifer Kuzma – Oxitec’s Mosquito and Future Gene Drives (at Duke University)

October 19, 2018 | Patti Mulligan

Duke University Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fall 2018 Seminar Series Oxitec’s Mosquito and Future Gene Drives:  Challenges with Risk Analysis and Governance Abstract: In this presentation, I will discuss the current risk assessment and oversight challenges...

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