{"id":15630,"date":"2020-06-27T23:15:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T03:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=15630"},"modified":"2020-06-27T23:15:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T03:15:36","slug":"florida-says-this-is-fine-to-release-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-modified-by-bill-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/florida-says-this-is-fine-to-release-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-modified-by-bill-gates\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida says \u2018this is fine\u2019 to release of genetically modified mosquitoes (modified by Bill Gates)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Josh K. Elliott
Global News
June 18, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Has science found a way to cut down on mosquito<\/a>-born diseases \u2014 or will life find a way to break free from human meddling, a la Jurassic Park<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the question hanging over a recent decision by state regulators in Florida, which would allow the biotech company Oxitec<\/a> to unleash hundreds of millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. The lab-altered, patented insects are members of Aedes aegypti, the species of mosquito that spreads diseases such as yellow fever, malaria and chikungunya. However, they\u2019ve been genetically altered to artificially reduce future mosquito populations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sounds like a bit of mad science but it\u2019s all about love, actually.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan is to unleash millions of genetically modified males so they can hook up with all the lady mosquitoes and produce artificially weak offspring that never grow up, thereby reducing the overall population.<\/strong> Male mosquitoes don\u2019t drink human blood, so the influx of flying fellas theoretically wouldn\u2019t add to the problem.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more at: https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7080776\/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-florida\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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