First genetically modified mosquitoes released in US

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A biotechnology firm released the first set of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys with a goal of suppressing disease-carrying populations in the region.

The firm, Oxitec, genetically engineered male mosquitoes to carry a lethal gene and released the pests into nature in late April.

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