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Recently, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the release of about 2.4 million genetically modified male mosquitoes in two states of Florida and
This is the work of the British scientists team named Oxitec. The male mosquitoes genetically modified are named by them
Thousands of genetically modified insects developed by British scientists are about to be deployed to many European fields, as an alternative to chemical pesticides.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it did not find any significant impact on the environment when piloting insects against the Zika epidemic in Miami state.
Zika is an extremely dangerous virus, causing abnormalities in brain atrophy and is spreading around the world. The US Food and Drug Administration said that using genet…