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As companies push to commercialize genetically engineered (GE) soil microbes, a new report reveals risks and recommends policy action.

Scientists have used a gene-editing technique to make mosquitos allies in the fight against malaria. Environmentalists are troubled by the idea of genetically modifying wild animals.

Scientists have used a gene-editing technique to make mosquitos allies in the fight against malaria. Environmentalists are troubled by the idea of genetically modifying wild animals.

The Greek Ministry of Health has issued a stark warning: rapidly multiplying, stealthily infiltrating and carrying a deadly payload of dengue fever, Zika and Chikungunya, mosquitoes and other vector-carrying insects are swarming the country. Their arrival in such large numbers has come as a surprise to health officials, as mosquito-borne diseases are most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa.

Biotech corporation withdraws permit request in a win for agricultural communities threatened by risky insect mass release

The doors of Oakland's Angel Cakes bakery were open Wednesday, as friends gathered to show support as the bakery's owner Jen Angel who lay in a hospital across town.

But scientists, environmental groups and public health experts warned that the Florida Department of Agriculture's (FDAC) approval for Oxitec's continued field trial came despite major health and ecosystem concerns.

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The state of Florida has given the green light to Oxitec, a U-K biotechnology company, to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Monroe County.

Overlooking potential public health risks, FDAC approved the release of several billion more genetically engineered mosquitoes.