RandomFactor writes:On August 18th, Florida Keys' officials voted to allow the first test release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S.The target mosquito population (Aedes aegypti) spreads multiple diseases including yellow fever, dengue, zika and chikungunya and is difficult to control with traditional spraying.
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Did a journal retract your paper on homeopathy? Meet the journal that will publish your complaint:
Freeman and an Anonymous Coward wrote it with story submissions about a government-backed effort to create a custom iPod.The submissions, from Gizmodo and Ars Technica, are both sourced from: The Case of the Top Secret iPod. Like a good mystery story, it reads like a spy mystery thriller. It starts off with: