GMO Mosquitoes Designed To Kill – Are We Safe?

1,429 views · Published 26 January 2015 · 0:50 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: AJ+ · 2015 · News & Politics

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Researchers want to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Key West, Florida, to combat a population of wild mosquitoes spreading two very painful, non-curable diseases. They're multiplying as climate patterns are shifting, and they've developed antibiotic resistance. But many are worried about the new bugs. 

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