Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2012. The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has reportedly delayed its planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes — which would have been the first-ever such release in the U.S. — until late spring at the earliest. The release was planned as a mosquito population control technique but has raised health, ethical and environmental concerns.
Friends of the Earth biotechnology policy campaigner Eric Hoffman had the following response:
“This delay is welcome and…
