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US released GE Mosquitoes while India debating GE Mustard
US released GE Mosquitoes while India debating GE Mustard By: Vijay Sardana Specialized in Techno-legal, IPR & Commercial Matters & Advocate, Supreme Court of India, NGT and Delhi High Court Did You Know: Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes do not bite. They feed on nectar from flowers. EPA Permits Experimental Release of 2.5 Billion Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in California and Florida The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has authorised the “experimental use” and release of 2.5 billion genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes in Florida and California by the British-based firm Oxitec. Oxitec’s technology breeds mosquitoes to include a genetic sequence that makes the mosquito dependent on the antibiotic tetracycline. Without tetracycline, mosquitoes will not develop into adulthood. The company releases male mosquitoes with this genetic sequence into the environment to breed with females. When it works correctly, the offsp