FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Zika in Florida

EcoWatch
Aug 8, 2016, 8:54 am77 pts
Amid news of a Zika outbreak in the Miami area, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) has cleared the experimental release of genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys to help combat the virus. The agency also concluded that the proposed field trial…

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