- 1. Trial suppresses mosquitoes using non-GMO approach ...
- (2021)
- ... Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Northern Queensland, sterilised with a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia, across three trial sites over a 20-week period during the summer of 2018. The sterile ...
- Created on 06 October 2021
- 2. Paradise altered: EPA approves first release of GM mosquitoes in Florida Keys ...
- (2021)
- The EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment We put out a summary of this article on 16 April in our Daily Digest. But because ...
- Created on 19 April 2021
- 3. First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys ...
- (2021)
- The EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment If you are in the US, there's more information on how you can help with the campaig ...
- Created on 16 April 2021
- 4. Florida mosquitoes: 750 million GM insects to be released ...
- (2020)
- Activists warn of possible damage to ecosystems and the potential creation of hybrid, insecticide-resistant mosquitoes EXCERPT: The green-lighting of a pilot project after years of debate drew a swift ...
- Created on 22 August 2020
- 5. Florida Keys delays vote on release of 750 million GM mosquitoes after public outcry ...
- (2020)
- ... s vote on release of 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes after public outcry Friends of the Earth, July 22, 2020 https://foe.org/news/florida-keys-delays-vote-on-release-of-750-million-genetically-engineered-mosquitoes-after-public-outcr ...
- Created on 23 July 2020
- 6. Experiments using GM fungus to kill mosquitoes fail to meet biosafety requirements ...
- (2020)
- Illegal experiments in Burkina Faso? 1. Experiments using GM fungus to kill mosquitoes in Burkina Faso fail to meet biosafety requirements 2. GM fungi to kill mosquitoes: Illegal experiments in Burkina ...
- Created on 20 July 2020
- 7. Before GM mosquitoes are released, we need a better EPA ...
- (2020)
- ... way to control mosquitoes that transmit disease. Yet the EPA did not convene an independent, external scientific advisory panel to review Oxitec’s claim; the agency’s risk assessment was only made publicly ...
- Created on 22 June 2020
- 8. Scientists sound warning about release of GM mosquitoes in US ...
- (2020)
- "It is time to reassess risk assessment for GM mosquitoes" EXCERPT: There is a potential bias and conflict of interest when experimental trials and assessments of ecological risk lack political accountabilit ...
- Created on 12 June 2020
- 9. US EPA grants first permit to test genetically modified mosquitoes ...
- (2020)
- ... Oxitec's GM mosquitoes, with the claimed purpose of preventing mosquito-borne disease. The EPA's announcement of its decision shamelessly exploits COVID-19 fears, stating, "To meet today’s public hea ...
- Created on 02 May 2020
- 10. Scientific study drawing attention to the risks of GM mosquitoes comes under attack ...
- (2019)
- Why is an Oxitec-linked author leading an attack on her own paper? Report by Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews A recent journal article about GM mosquitoes has caused quite a stir. It showed ...
- Created on 14 October 2019
- 11. Genetically modifying mosquitoes to control the spread of disease carries unknown risks ...
- (2019)
- Experts say recent decisions to deploy GM mosquitoes have not been made responsibly Here's a critical article about Oxitec's release of GM mosquitoes from authors who are not remotely anti-GMO. --- Genetical ...
- Created on 02 October 2019
- 12. Trump ally pushes for permit to release GM mosquitoes in the US ...
- (2019)
- Experimental release sought for Oxitec GM mosquitoes – even though the company's GM mosquitoes are spreading out of control in Brazil Documents obtained through the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA ...
- Created on 17 September 2019
- 13. Genetically engineered mosquitoes out of control ...
- (2019)
- GM insects are spreading in Brazil According to a new scientific publication, genetically engineered mosquitoes produced by the biotech company Oxitec (Intrexon) have escaped human control after ...
- Created on 11 September 2019
- 14. Using (non-GMO) bacteria to control mosquitoes ...
- (2019)
- The Wolbachia bacteria has successfully suppressed dengue-fever carrying mosquitoes in a trial, but more work is needed to understand how the insects move to infest new areas The above approach to ...
- Created on 02 September 2019
- 15. Civil society groups denounce release of GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso ...
- (2019)
- Move is "unethical experiment" A group of 43 civil society organisations from Africa and around the world has denounced the release of genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkin ...
- Created on 03 July 2019
- 16. Gene drive mosquitoes and the new era of medical colonialism ...
- (2019)
- ... that does not address the wider determinants of malaria. It loudly supported the latest experiment to be tested on African people – gene drive mosquitoes, which represent the changing face of colonial ...
- Created on 22 January 2019
- 17. Australian city beats dengue fever using special mosquitoes ...
- (2018)
- ... special mosquitoes – and they’re not GMO. See below. Meanwhile GMO mosquitoes deployed to beat malaria, dengue and other diseases have failed. --- An Australian city beats dengue fever using special ...
- Created on 26 November 2018
- 18. Minister claims GM mosquitoes didn’t work ...
- (2018)
- ... GM mosquitoes didn’t work Cayman News, 23 Nov 2018 https://caymannewsservice.com/2018/11/gm-mosquitoes-didnt-work/ The environmental health minister, who has responsibility for the Mosquito Research ...
- Created on 24 November 2018
- 19. Africa doesn't need GMO mosquitoes, says African scientist ...
- (2018)
- Their deployment is too hurried, lacks legitimacy, and is unnecessary There has been a recent flurry of media reports about genetically modified mosquitoes, triggered in part by the proposed release ...
- Created on 15 November 2018
- 20. Caymans research unit to stop releasing GM mosquitoes ...
- (2018)
- ... --- MRCU to stop releasing GM mosquitoes Cayman News Service, 12 Nov 2018 https://caymannewsservice.com/2018/11/mrcu-gm-mosquitoes/ The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has admitted that it ha ...
- Created on 13 November 2018