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Zika-fighting GMO mosquito gets FDA approval for testing

2016-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a British company approval to test a new tool in the fight against Zika - genetically engineered mosquitoes. NPR's Greg Allen reports the first test may take place in the Florida Keys. GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: The company, Oxitec, first developed genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes more than a decade ago. Since then in trials conducted in Panama, the Cayman Islands and Brazil, the company says it's been able to reduce mosquito...

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Florida Gov. Scott bashes others over Zika funding, but slashed mosquito control money

2016-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Politico: As the Zika virus spreads in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott has toured the state, talked up his administration's commitment to fighting the mosquito-borne ailment and frequently criticized Congress and President Obama for not spending enough to help out. But Scott is far less eager to talk about his own record of cutting mosquito-control programs over the years, including the elimination of a state-funded pesticide-testing facility that was once known as "the mosquito lab." "Let's look at the success...

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Zika-Fighting GMO Mosquito Gets FDA Approval For Testing

2016-08-06 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The FDA has approved field trials of a genetically engineered mosquito designed to combat Zika and other diseases. But there's strong opposition in Florida where the GMO insects would be tested.

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