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Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save The World From Zika?

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Should we fear the GM mosquitoes? A look at several mosquito-modification projects and the political and cultural pushback they're facing.

UPDATE: The trial release in the Florida Keys was approved by public referendum, but the Keys Mosquito District now has to seek FDA approval.

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Written and produced by Zach Weissmueller. Graphics by Joshua Swain. Camera by Alex Manning and Weissmueller.

Music by Kai Engel (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KaiEngel/) and Jarod C. Balogh (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Balogh/).
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