Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Set to Be Released in California and Florida

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Set to Be Released in California and Florida
A transgenic Aedes aegypti OX513A mosquito, created by Oxitec, in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 26, 2016. Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in California and Florida in an effort to reduce the number of real, disease-carrying invasive mosquitoes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday approved use of the genetically engineered insects in pilot projects in specific districts across both states.

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