Most people in Florida — the first US state to experience local spreadof the Zika virus — favor the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat spread of the virus, a new poll suggests.
In fact, use of this technique to try to halt Zika's spread has more support in Florida than in other states, the poll conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found.
Earlier this month the Food and Drug Administration gave its blessing to proposed field trials of GM mosquitoes in Florida. But final approval rests with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. It plans to hold a nonbinding referendumof residents in November to help it decide whether to proceed with the field trial.
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