A Look Inside Key West’s Battle to Prevent a Release of GMO Mosquitos
Published: October 7, 2016
Source: Michael Krieger, Liberty Blitzkrieg
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We’ve all heard of the Zika virus. What you probably haven’t heard of is British biotechnology company Oxitec, purchased last year by billionaire Randal Kirk. A company that has released A. aegypti killing GMO mosquitos in at least Brazil, Malaysia, Panama and the Grand Cayman islands. The company also planned a release in the Florida Keys, but has thus far been stopped by a group of determined activists.
Bloomberg covered the story in a fascinating article published earlier today titled, Florida’s Feud Over Zika-Fighting GMO Mosquitoes.
What follows are excerpts from that piece:
http://www.blacklistednews.com/A_Look_Inside_Key_West%E2%80%99s_Battle_to_Prevent_a_Release_of_GMO_Mosquitos/54538/0/38/38/Y/M.html