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Unapproved GM Mosquitoes Being Shipped to US for Release NOW
truther December 18, 2014 0Are you aware that genetically modified mosquitoes are being set for release worldwide? Right after GM mosquitoes were let loose in Brazil, dengue fever cases spiked. Now, the Florida Keys are in danger of
Read More »GMO Mosquito Trial Has Reverse Effect, Causes Dengue Emergency
truther July 10, 2014 0Civil society groups today expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are taking place
Read More »Beware the new ‘Breakthrough’ Transgenic Mosquitoes
truther June 25, 2014 0Mosquitoes engineered with a jumping gene vector to express a DNA-cutting enzyme produce >95 % male offspring; unfortunately both enzyme and vector target genomes of diverse species from slime moulds to humans
Read More »Brazil Set To Use GM Mosquitoes
truther April 26, 2014 0Dengue fever affects more than 390 million people around the world each year and its symptoms can be fatal. There is no vaccine for the disease, buy researchers believe they have come up with an
Read More »GM Mosquitoes To Be Released In Panama
truther February 2, 2014 0Millions of GM mosquitoes created in British laboratories are about to be released into the jungles of Panama to tackle the spread of Dengue Fever to humans. The idea is that the male insects are
Read More »Company Applies For A Permit To Use Non-Native GM Insects
truther November 21, 2013 0Biotechnology company Oxetec has applied for permission to carry out a GM insect trial in Spain. The aim of the trial is to reduce an olive tree pest by releasing male flies with a ‘female
Read More »Florida Scientists Prepare to Release Hundreds of Thousands of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
truther December 7, 2012 2Hundreds of thousands of mutated mosquitoes could soon be unleashed in Florida, but don’t worry: scientists say they have a plan. It might sound like something out of a low-budget horror film, but the US
Read More »Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in the Millions with No Risk Assessment
truther November 11, 2012 0In case you didn’t know, genetically modified mosquitoes have been unleashed numerous times on planet Earth. Thus far, millions mosquitoes were released in various locations; Cayman Islands, Malaysia, and Brazil. Now, the GM mosquito
Read More »Florida Keys residents resist release of dengue fever-immune mosquitoes
truther July 12, 2012 0UK company wants to unleash genetically modified insects in the Keys, but residents fear not enough is known about the insects A British company that has developed a genetically modified mosquito to resist the spread
Read More »Up to 20,000 Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Released in Australian Towns
truther June 27, 2012 3Do you remember how some scientists, researchers, and individuals like Bill Gates were trying to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment? Well, that endeavor isn’t quite over. Two towns in Northern Australia have
Read More »Inside the mosquito factory: Can malaria be stopped by British-bred genetically modified mosquitoes?
truther April 2, 2012 0This tiny insect has just feasted on human blood and one bite from it can infect you with malaria, the disease that kills 650,000 people every year. So why are British scientists playing God
Read More »Genetically modified mosquitoes may soon be released in Florida
truther February 13, 2012 0In an effort to help eradicate dengue fever and the mosquitos that spread it, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) is seeking federal and state approval to release hundreds of thousands of genetically-modified
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