Plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida gets go-ahead
by Oliver Milman in New York from on (#54PTV)
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A plan to release a horde of 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas is a step closer to fruition after a state regulator approved the idea, over the objections of many environmentalists.
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