FDA predicts no significant environmental impact from GM mosquitoes
Preliminary statement could bring U.S. closer to disease control by genetic engineering
![Aedes aegypti](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ticker_a_aegypti_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
A test of fighting Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (one shown) with genetically modified males would pose “no significant impact” on the environment, the FDA said in a draft report released March 11.
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