GMO Mosquitos is not a new show on FX, but rather reality that may be coming to the Florida Keys in the very near future. Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that is responsible for the spread of the Zika virus, has been found in Florida, and thus the push to get these genetically modified mosquitoes released has become of utmost priority, for some.
Oxitec, the British producer of the GMO mosquite, is pushing for the release as well. CEO, Hadyn Parry said, “This mosquito is non-native to the US and difficult to control, with the best available methods only able to reduce the population by up to 50 percent, which is simply not enough.”
The rising risk of a mosquito infestation and disease outbreak presents an opportunity for one British firm, Oxitec, which has developed a method for breeding Aedes aegypti that kills mosquito larvae, AP reported.
According to Oxitec’s website, the process involves injecting a “lethal gene” into either the male sperm or female egg that eventually kills the offspring, according to Truth and Action.
However, not everyone is on board, as some residents of the Keys have collected 160,000 signatures to petition against the release. There has been bitter opposition by those who are staunchly againt the “genetic modification industry”.
Read more regarding the release of the insects and those fighting against it on the next page.
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Hi Stan Marciniak it’s me again. It may have been around for a hundred years but now can be spread sexually. Post GMO. 2+2 still equals 4.
A virus that’s been known for a hundred years but now put it in a GMO MOSQUITO and suddenly it’s sexually transmittable. Sounds a bit like population control.
I seen a movie called Jurassic Park one time if I rember correctly the reproduced Dinosaurs were all infertile females . HMMMMM Maybe Hollywood was on to something !
I cannot believe the ignorance in the comments that follow my first post. It is apparent that none of you have taken the time to study genetic modification, how it’s, how
WHAT MESSING WITH MOTHER NATURE BRINGS YOU.
And one more thing…. Polio is still a scourge in those regions of the world where inoculations are largely unavailable. NO CHILD THAT HAS BEEN VACCINATED WITH THE POLIO VACCINE HAS CONTRACTED POLIO. Don’t be a fool by believing improved hygiene is what has eliminated polio. That’s beyond ridiculous. It’s stupid and it’s dangerous.
Robert Gull
Just dont do anything, let it spread.
Michael Luttrell Your book is Flawed! Like Everything Touched by MAN…I Write my own books-“He” is my Editor!