Cenk Uygur
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Mutant Mosquitoes Now Approved By FDA
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August 9, 2016
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5:20Now PlayingThe FDA has approved releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Mutant mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their disease-carrying kin are safe to test on an island in the Florida Keys, US officials decided on Friday.
The US Food and Drug Administration approval means that Florida officials can allow British biotech firm Oxitec, Ltd., to test its genetically engineered “OX513A” mosquitoes in Key Haven, Florida.
“(T)he proposed field trial will not have significant impacts on the environment,” the federal agency said in its “finding of no significant impact” ruling, subject to public comments since March.
“The trial in the Keys also requires approval from the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District board before it can begin,” Oxitec spokesman Matthew Warren told BuzzFeed News, by email. That Florida Keys board voted to hold a non-binding referendum on the trial as part of the November elections.
Through genetic engineering, the firm’s male mosquitoes contain a deadly gene that leads them and their offspring to die in the wild. Released in droves, the males mate with wild mosquitoes and die off, with their sterile offspring dying as well.”
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