Australia: Bill Gates-Backed Biotech Firm Oxitec Wants to Release GM Mosquitos in Queensland
May 10th, 2025Via: University of Melbourne:
The British company Oxitec, in partnership with Australia’s CSIRO, has announced plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland.
The initiative aims to reduce transmission of the dengue virus, as well as other pathogens spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito by reducing the size of the mosquito population.
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Releases of GM mosquitoes could undermine current dengue control interventions
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The genetic modification has not been tested in Australian mosquitoes
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The introduction of foreign genetic material has unknown consequences
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