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EPA approved plan to release "weaponized" mosquitoes to fight diseases

4,396 views · Published 16 November 2017 · 6:26 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: CBS News · 2017 · News & Politics

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Lab-grown mosquitoes are cleared to be released in 20 states and Washington, D.C. The modified mosquitoes will target disease-carrying insects to help fight the spread of illnesses including Zika and Yellow Fever. The EPA approved the plan from a biotech startup in Kentucky. Entomologist Brian Lovett joins CBSN to explain how it works.

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