Genetically modified mosquitoes: FDA releases final environmental assessment, Oxitec responds

On Friday, after years of examination, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final environmental assessment for genetically engineered mosquitoes -using Oxitec's self-limiting OX513A Aedes aegypti mosquito for an investigational trial in the Florida Keys. The federal regulatory agency concludes: The FDA has completed the environmental review for a proposed field trial to determine whether the release ["]