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FLORIDA: Key Haven residents vote against mosquito test
By Terry Roen Residents of Key Haven voted decisively against a referendum to allow genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in a test to control the spread of Zika virus, while residents of Monroe County voted to approve the test. The…
Doctor proposes Key Haven nasal swabs if GM mosquitoes released
BY KATIE ATKINS From FLKEWSNEWS The motto of many Key Haven residents when it comes to the possible release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Lower Keys neighborhood is “no consent,” meaning they don’t consent to a release. A Key…
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Violence begets violence
MY LIFE IN KEY WEST From KEW WEST LOU Dallas last night. St. Anthony and Baton Rouge a few days earlier. Multiple black killings by police officers the past several years. You know the facts. I want to share a…
US: Majority of Key Haven survey respondents oppose GMO mosquito test
By NANCY KLINGENER From WLRN Miami, South Florida A survey of households in Key Haven, the neighborhood proposed for the first U.S. trial of genetically modified mosquitoes, found a majority of respondents opposed to the test. Researchers from the Bloomberg School of…
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Genetically modified mosquitoes to battle disease-carrying bugs closer to approval
By William Axford From KeysInfoNet Genetically modified mosquitoes created to decrease the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes in the Lower Keys could be released by the spring, officials say. Scientists from Oxitec, a British company that has released genetically modified mosquitoes…
