Mosquitoes are responsible for the sickness and death of millions of people around the world each year, making them one of the most dangerous species on Earth, but some scientists are now saying they ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

This week, members of the International Union of Conservation of Nature, one of the world’s largest conservation groups, voted against a moratorium on the release of genetically engineered species ...

MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities gave final approval Friday to a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida, but none of the insects will be immediately dispatched in the state’s fight ...

3. These genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Brazil, Cayman Islands and Malaysia. According to Forbes, their release has been attributable to lower populations of Aedes aegypti, the ...

The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild.

Containers hold genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes before being released in Panama City, Panama, in September 2014. The fight against the Zika virus has a new weapon: the genetically ...

Proponents of the use of synthetic biology say it could bring some species back from the brink of extinction and help fight ...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of thousands of genetically ...

A genetically modified mosquito has been created that can resist malaria. Scientists in the US have bred a GM mosquito in a lab - and they think it could provide the key to fighting the disease. A new ...

CHICAGO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United States has taken another step toward clearing the way for a trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida as a way of reducing populations of mosquitoes ...

Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes are being released across Florida designed to stop the spread of deadly diseases ...