Voters Will Help Decide Fate of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

Voters Will Help Decide Fate of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
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This is one of the most important science referendums this election.

Voters in Florida have the chance to approve a cutting-edge study in mosquito-borne disease prevention: a trial of genetically modified mosquitoes that contain genes that make them self-destructive. The question is whether these modified bugs could actually make a dent in the local populations of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries Zika and other deadly viruses.



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