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Oxitec, the biotech company behind the gene-hacked mosquitoes in the Florida Keys, is now planning to release genetically engineered fall armyworms.

Biotech Firm Behind CRISPR Mosquitoes Is Working on Other Gene-Hacked Creatures

By Dan Robitzski

The gene-hacked mosquitoes released in the Florida Keys by the biotech company Oxitec are finally old enough to fly and reproduce.

Florida’s Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes Have Hatched and Taken Flight

By Dan Robitzski

The biotech company Oxitec has now released its genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys, where it hopes they'll reduce local bug populations.

Biotech Company Officially Unleashes Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes in Florida

By Dan Robitzski

Futurism reported on Oxitec, a biotech company releasing millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida. It turns out that Bill Gates helped.

Science & Energy

Bill Gates Funded the Company Releasing Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

A biotech company called Oxitec plans to release 500 million gene-hacked mosquitoes in the Florida Keys -- and residents are furious.

Residents Furious at Release of 500 Million Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

Authorities in Florida just approved a plan for biotech company Oxitec to release over 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes over the next two years.

Science & Energy

Florida Is Releasing Almost a Billion Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

By Victor Tangermann

Mosquito War: Voters Approve the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms

Science & Energy

Mosquito War: Voters Approve the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms